The Vypin alcohol poisonings killed an estimated 77 people in 1982 in Vypin near Kochi in Indian state of Kerala. Hundreds of people, mostly fish workers and other labourers, drank liquor supplied by several Government-licensed arrack shops.[1] The incident occurred at the time of the festival of Onam. It killed 77 people, blinded 63, crippled 15, and reduced around 650 families to penury.[2] When victims were hospitalized, doctors identified signs of methanol poisoning.[3]

The incident features in 1986 Malayalam film Amma Ariyan directed by John Abraham. It is mentioned in Subhash Chandran's 2010 novel Manushyanu Oru Aamukham.[4]

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  1. ↑ "Kerala News : Rum and brandy replace arrack". The Hindu. 28 August 2007. Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Vypin Island liquor tragedy | NewsGrab". cmpaul.wordpress.com. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Sreedhar Pillai (21 September 2013). "Kerala's liquor tragedy: Illegal arrack claims 72 lives". India Today. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Gill, Harsimran (12 January 2018). "A reader's guide to the five masterly translations on the shortlist of the Crossword Book Award". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.


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