12:10, 2 November 2016

In Makhachkala, number of victims of poisoning reaches 675 people

During the past day, 102 people, including 63 children, have been brought to hospitals of Makhachkala and Kaspiysk with signs of acute intestinal infection. This has been reported today by the Dagestani Ministry for Public Health.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on October 27, residents of Makhachkala complained about supply of dirty water to the population after the works at the Miatli Hydro Power Plant (HPP) had been completed. In the period of October 27-31, 438 people, including 324 children, were hospitalized with signs of acute intestinal infection. As at the evening of October 31, 228 people stayed at Makhachkala hospitals because of poisoning. The "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Service for Consumer Supervision) held the "Makhachkalavodokanal" responsible for the mass poisoning.

According to the Dagestani Ministry for Public Health, from 8:00 a.m. Moscow time of November 1 till 8:00 a.m. Moscow time of November 2, 102 more people were hospitalized with signs of acute intestinal infection.

"As at 8:00 a.m. Moscow time of November 1, 296 victims of poisoning, including 248 children, stayed in hospitals," reported Zalina Murtazalieva, the press secretary of the Dagestani Ministry for Public Health. According to her, in total, in the period from October 27 to November 1, 573 people, including 434 children, were hospitalized.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

Author: Timur Isayev

Source: CK correspondent

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