On the island of Pemba, located near Zanzibar (Tanzania), a very serious emergency occurred.
People ate sea turtle meat and got poisoned. Nine people died, eight of whom were children.
In addition, another 78 people were urgently hospitalized, TASS citing the Associated Press agency, which in turn refers to information from local authorities.
It is reported that a special disaster response team was sent to that island.
Research carried out in the laboratory showed that the cause of death of citizens was the meat of the sea turtle.
In this regard, the Zanzibar authorities strongly recommended that the population refrain from eating turtles.
Experts say that despite the fact that turtle meat is considered a delicacy, it sometimes leads to death.
As a rule, a fatal outcome occurs as a result of chelonitoxicism, a type of food poisoning.
Earlier in Mexico people went to the presidential palace.
