In Kuwait, 13 Asian citizens, including six Nepalis, have died after consuming illegal and toxic alcohol.
The Nepali Embassy in Kuwait stated that further details are awaited and that inquiries are ongoing. Several people who fell ill after drinking the alcohol are currently receiving treatment in various hospitals. “Many are under treatment, and some bodies are reported to be in hospitals. Most of the deceased are eight Indians and a few Nepalis,” said Labor Attaché Acharya from the Nepali Embassy in Kuwait.
Among the six Nepalis who died, five are men and one is a woman. Two victims were found in Adan Hospital, and four in a company labor camp in the Salmiya area. Alcohol is completely banned in Kuwait, but illegal production and sales continue. The Ministry of Health in Kuwait is investigating the source of the toxic alcohol.
Preliminary investigations indicate the alcohol contained methanol. Officials explained that methanol, a toxic chemical, is typically used in antifreeze, solvents, and fuel production, and should not be consumed. While ethanol in regular alcoholic beverages is safe for human consumption, methanol is not. Drinking methanol-contaminated alcohol can cause headaches, vomiting, vision problems, coma, and even death.
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