2015 in Mozambique explained
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in the Republic of Mozambique.
Incumbents
Events
January
- January 10 - A mass poisoning at a funeral in Mozambique involves beer that was deliberately contaminated with crocodile bile leaving at least 56 dead and 146 hospitalized.[1]
- January 12 - The death toll from the poisoned beer rises to at least 69, with 169 in hospital.[2] Reports also question whether the poison involved was actually crocodile bile; several studies have indicated that the substance is relatively harmless. The competing theory is that the actual poison may have been cardiac glycosides found in local plants.[3]
- January 13 - The death toll from contaminated beer in the Mozambique rises to at least 72.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: 56 people die after drinking poisoned beer in Mozambique . 10 January 2015 . 13 January 2015 . https://archive.today/20150118054510/http://www.fox8live.com/story/27820680/56-people-die-after-drinking-poisoned-beer-in-mozambique . 2015-01-18 . dead .
- News: Mozambique beer poisoning death toll rises to 69, with 169 in hospital . ABC News . 13 January 2015 . 13 January 2015.
- Did Crocodile Bile Really Kill 69 People In Mozambique? . David . Kroll . . 12 January 2015 . 14 January 2015.
- Web site: abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-rises-72-contaminated-beer-mozambique-28186224. 13 January 2015. 13 January 2015. ABC News. Camillo. Emmanuel.