CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Mon May 07, 2018 1:22 am It would be interesting to know if their animals were also affected.

Maybe the answer is here ? Check on the state of the children and the animals - both drink water and should be sicker than adult humans if the water supply is in question. And neither drink rice wine.
This would be a good clue.

Gt:

BREAKING NEWS: Ministry of Industry shows experimental results by discovering chemicals in white wine and cane water in Kratie, killing dozens of people and injuring dozens

(Kratie): The Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts has demonstrated experimental results by discovering chemicals in white wine and cane water in Kratie, which is why there are dozens of deaths and injuries. According to Chan Borin, director of the Institute of Standards of Cambodia of the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts, told Fresh News earlier this May 7, 2018.

The results are based on the Institute of Standards of Cambodia of the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts.

The Ministry of Industry welcomes the public, especially the people living along the Prek Thor in the Kratie province, all that the morning of May 4, 2018 in Sraan village and Al Chau village, Kandal commune, Chey Borei district, Kratie province, has developed a disorder, stomachache, vomiting, nausea, sore throat, dizziness, dizziness, and unconscious. A number of people have died and are currently receiving medical treatment at Kratie Referral Hospital and sent to Phnom Penh.

The above cases honorary doctoral Sethany Prasidh, Senior Minister, Minister of Industry and Handicrafts Minister ministries and provincial level, using mobile laboratory, the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts and direct research at the scene to find the cause that caused the deaths and emergency support by the collected sample Rice wine and water in the creek at the scene to check on the spot and in the laboratories of the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts.

As a result of preliminary testing in place and in laboratory, "Institute of Standardization" of the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft are as follows:

* White Sample Samples: 11.22% Methacrylate (standard only allows only 0.15%).

* Pre-feuille sample: Chromium (173 micrograms) per liter of water (with a maximum standard of only 50 micrograms per liter of water) and nitrogen at up to 7-23 milligrams per liter of water (with a standard maximum of only 3 milligrams per liter of water).

According to the Elements de Toxicologie Analytique for adults, if consumed 20 to 50 milliliters of methanol can cause death. So, if he consumes up to 180 milligrams of alcohol, he can die. For chronic health effects (chromium): rash, gastric ulcer and inflamed lesions, respiratory problems, immune system degradation, kidney damage, liver, genetic changes, lung cancer, and death. Health effects of nitrogen (NO2): stomach cancer, diarrhea, vomiting and can lead to death.

Thus, to ensure safety and to prevent further accidents, people who live along the creek and the creek not stop drinking, and follow the instructions of the Provincial Administration, stopped using the irrigation canal and creek water temporarily and wait for officials working in cooperation with local authorities and revoke liquor Toxic procedures and check that the water in the canal was poisonous, then the Ministry and local authorities will be notified by post.

In the event that the brothers continue to be in danger or to receive information about these cases, please immediately notify the competent authorities, armed forces and authorities standing in the area.

The Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts strongly expect that all citizens will increase their awareness and cooperate with local authorities, armed forces and competent authorities in preventing and effectively preventing such accidents.

Kratie provincial health department director, Chhang Sothea, told Fresh News agency yesterday that the victims died of water poisoning in Kratie province had risen to 13 and that more than 200 victims were still being treated in Kratie Referral Hospital.

From:
http://www.freshnewsasia.com/index.php/ ... 28-14.html

Well I think it more likely they are covering up something else with the idea of rice wine. I know that children are given alcohol here, but, really??, all those 300+ men, women and children had drunk rice wine? Admittedly, I have very little experience of village life.

violet wrote: ↑Mon May 07, 2018 4:40 pm Well I think it more likely they are covering up something else with the idea of rice wine. I know that children are given alcohol here, but, really??, all those 300+ men, women and children had drunk rice wine? Admittedly, I have very little experience of village life.

Some did have the contaminated wine and died, it happens every year, but someone (and I guess it's someone with good connections) has fucked up some food or drink out there poisoning much more people, and now tries to blame the water in stream with success so it seems. I mean, 173 mcg of chromium instead of 50 mcg allowed (in the USA 100 mcg is allowed....) in a liter is not going to kill you instantly unless you drink a 1000 liters at a time. But in that case the water itself is more lethal. I am pretty sure it's a major fuck up as well as a cover up.

Thirteen dead from drinking tainted water in Kratie
7 May 2018
The death toll of the villagers who have died of drinking tainted water in Kratie province’s Chetr Borei district rose to 13 and more than 200 people have been hospitalized, officials said.

Phon Phea, Kantuot commune police chief, said on Monday that so far 13 villagers have died and 214 sick people have received medical treatment at the provincial hospital.

“This morning, we sent about 30 more people to the hospital and we have still stayed in the villages to keep an eye on them and we banned them from drinking, using water and taking bath in Prek Ter canal,” Mr Phea said.

The Ministry of Health issued a statement on Monday, saying that its health team suspected the poisoning was caused by drinking rice wine because most of the deceased and sick people used to drink a lot of rice wine, but some cases were caused by using water from Prek Ter canal.

“The working group continues to follow up and investigate to find the real reason that causes health problem and death,” it said, adding the deceased were aged between 24 and 73 years old.

“The result of National Laboratory on rice wine shows that wine that the villagers drank contains a high level of methanol that causes the drinkers poison, but water testing has produced no result yet, and it will be released tomorrow,” the statement added.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50487109/t ... in-kratie/

violet wrote: ↑Mon May 07, 2018 4:40 pm Well I think it more likely they are covering up something else with the idea of rice wine. I know that children are given alcohol here, but, really??, all those 300+ men, women and children had drunk rice wine? Admittedly, I have very little experience of village life.

I didn't see any mention of children, I didn't see any pictures of kids either. I've never seen children being encouraged to drink alcohol here, and if they were going to it wouldn't be rice wine which has a rather bitter taste. However, these are tribal people and I don't know their habits. Besides that, I find it difficult to believe that any native here would drink from that stream unless they had been locked up without a sip of water for days.
If this was somehow industrial or pesticide pollution in the water supply there would have been a gradual sickness as the toxins would be distilled. Heavy metals like mercury from mining or arsenic which occurs naturally take a long time to build up and show symptoms. I suspect the rice wine or something that was eaten at the wake.

John Bingham wrote: ↑Mon May 07, 2018 8:05 pm

violet wrote: ↑Mon May 07, 2018 4:40 pm Well I think it more likely they are covering up something else with the idea of rice wine. I know that children are given alcohol here, but, really??, all those 300+ men, women and children had drunk rice wine? Admittedly, I have very little experience of village life.

I didn't see any mention of children, I didn't see any pictures of kids either. I've never seen children being encouraged to drink alcohol here, and if they were going to it wouldn't be rice wine which has a rather bitter taste. However, these are tribal people and I don't know their habits. Besides that, I find it difficult to believe that any native here would drink from that stream unless they had been locked up without a sip of water for days.
If this was somehow industrial or pesticide pollution in the water supply there would have been a gradual sickness as the toxins would be distilled. Heavy metals like mercury from mining or arsenic which occurs naturally take a long time to build up and show symptoms. I suspect the rice wine or something that was eaten at the wake.

I saw pictures if children being treated and I thought I saw mention of it too. Despite any written mention, there's more than one image with children

If the water was in fact contaminated... where from was the cause?