MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): More than 50 people, including women and children, fell sick after drinking ‘contaminated’ water from a well in Qarghayi district of eastern Laghman province on Wednesday, an official said.
Laghman governor’s spokesman, Sarhadi Zwak, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Farmankhel village.
He said 56 people fell ill after drinking water from a well in which someone had dropped toxic substance.
He said the victims belonged to the same family. They included 28 women, 22 men and six children . . .
