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India has a thriving moonshine industry, and a methanol-tainted batch killed 143 people in December 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Magnier|first=Mark|title=Bootleg liquor laced with methanol kills 143 people in India|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1102369--bootleg-liquor-laced-with-methanol-kills-143-people-in-india|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref> India has a thriving moonshine industry, and a methanol-tainted batch killed 143 people in December 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Magnier|first=Mark|title=Bootleg liquor laced with methanol kills 143 people in India|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1102369--bootleg-liquor-laced-with-methanol-kills-143-people-in-india|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref>


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Czech Republic

Main article: 2012 Czech Republic methanol poisonings
Empty shelves in a supermarket on September 15
Customs Administration of the Czech Republic monitors observance of the ban in Prague, September 13.

The 2012 Czech Republic methanol poisonings occurred in September 2012 in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. In the course of several days, 38 people in the Czech Republic and 4 people in Poland have died as a result of methanol poisoning and several tens of others have been taken to hospital.

Estonia

Main article: Pärnu methanol tragedy

A similar incident, the Pärnu methanol tragedy, occurred in Pärnu county, Estonia, in September 2001, when 68 people died and 43 were left disabled after contents of stolen methanol canisters were used in production of bootleg liquor.

India

India has a thriving moonshine industry, and a methanol-tainted batch killed 143 people in December 2011.

References

  1. "Pierwsze przypadki zatrucia metanolem na Słowacji" (in Polish). dziennik.pl. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. "S otravou metylalkoholem bojoval v nemocnici měsíc, nakonec zemřel" (in Czech). novinky.cz. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. "Metanol má 21. oběť, zemřela žena z Českého Těšína" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. "Cztery śmiertelne zatrucia metanolem w Polsce. Dwa przez czeski alkohol?" (in Polish). tvn24.pl. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  5. Magnier, Mark. "Bootleg liquor laced with methanol kills 143 people in India". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
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