Tamil Nadu: Death toll goes up to 29 in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy

Chennai: Twenty-nine people have died after consuming illicit 'packet arrack' in Kallakurichi, district collector M S Prasanth said on Thursday.

Speaking to reporters in Kallakurichi, the top district official said that 109 people are being treated in a number of hospitals and the status of those in a critical stage 'keeps changing' and it would be updated later.

He added sufficient medical professionals, including specialists from nearby government medical colleges have been deployed in the district to handle the situation, even as more ambulances with life-support have been stationed.