11 fall sick after consuming wild mushroom

Bhadrapur (Jhapa), May 10: Eleven members of a same family have taken ill after consuming wild mushroom in Jhapa.  

The family of Tej Bahadur Khawas from Buttabari in Barhadashi Rural Municipality-2 consumed a curry made of wild mushroom this morning. The mushroom was collected from a nearby jungle.

Information officer at District Police Office, Khagendra Bahadur Khadka, the ill are Kamalamaya Khawas, 50, Dilli Khawas, 31, Anita Khawas, 20 and eight other children.

They have been referred to the Damak-based Children's Hospital for further treatment. According to him, all of them are out of risk. 

Food poisoning 

Meanwhile, the number of people falling ill due to 'food poisoning' after attending a wedding reception has reached 93 in Chitwan. Recently, they had joined a marriage party at the Chautari Party Palace of Dharmachowk in Bharatpur Metropolis- 4, Chitwan.  

Among them, 50 are being treated at various hospitals: Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan Medical College and College of Medical Sciences, Civil Hospital Kathmandu, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH).   . 

The ill ones have the symptoms of high-blood pressure, severe fever and loose bowel. The matter is being investigated. (RSS)