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Maharashtra: 14 people dead due to toxins in well, say locals

WION Web Team
New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Mar 13, 2018, 05:06 PM IST
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Yavatmal village in Maharashtra. Photograph:(ANI)

About 14 people died in Yavatmal village of Maharashtra due to alleged consumption of water from a 250-ft borewell.

While 38 others were being treated in a hospital.

The locals in the area have said that the deaths were the result of toxins present in a 250-ft borewell in Yavatmal.

A doctor from the hospital said that 13 patients were found to have a high level of keratin. He also added that the water of the area seems to have a high amount of nitrate. 

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