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| The number of people poisoned by water in Dagestan has increased to 274 |
| 2025-07-10 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The number of victims after an outbreak of acute intestinal infection in five villages of the Magaramkent district of Dagestan has grown to 274 people. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Republic. “Over the past two days, 274 people have been registered with symptoms of gastroenteritis, 270 of whom are children,” the department’s Telegram channel says. The regional health ministry noted that the poisoned people have a mild form of the disease with positive dynamics. 84 people have been hospitalized, the rest are being treated on an outpatient basis. Doctors have all the necessary means to provide assistance to the victims. The issue of providing medical assistance is under the control of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Dagestan Yaroslav Glazov. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on July 8, in the Magaramkent district, there was a mass poisoning of residents of five settlements - Magaramkent, Kuisun, Gilyar, Gaptsakh and Verkhniy Tagirkent. According to experts, the cases of the disease are associated with waterborne transmission of intestinal infection. More than 100 poisoned people were hospitalized. Investigators detained the director of the public utility service involved in the poisoning of citizens. More from regnum.ru Head of municipal service detained after mass poisoning in Dagestan In Dagestan, investigators have detained the director of a public utility service in connection with a case of mass water poisoning. This was reported on July 9 by the press service of the regional investigative department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. “The director of the municipal budgetary institution Housing and Public Utilities has been detained on suspicion of committing the said crime,” the department’s Telegram channel says. Investigators continue to investigate the criminal case initiated on the fact of providing services that do not meet consumer safety requirements (Part 1 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The Investigative Committee noted that a sanitary and epidemiological examination has been ordered for the criminal case. The department's employees have conducted searches in the district administration, and have questioned witnesses and victims. A range of investigative actions aimed at consolidating the evidence base are being carried out. |
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