Linah Machete é enterrada após suspeita de contaminação alimentar em funeral em Limpopo

Uma das três vítimas de uma suspeita de contaminação alimentar em um funeral em Ga-Maja, Limpopo, foi enterrada no sábado. Linah Machete, de 54 anos, morreu junto com outras duas pessoas, enquanto 123 pessoas adoeceram após comerem no evento no último fim de semana. A governadora de Limpopo, Dra. Phophi Ramathuba, ordenou que as autoridades de saúde acelerem os testes sobre o incidente.

Linah Machete, de 54 anos, do vilarejo de Mmotong-wa-Bogobe, nos arredores de Polokwane, foi sepultada em Ga-Maja no sábado após sua morte por suspeita de contaminação alimentar. O incidente ocorreu em um funeral no último fim de semana, onde três pessoas morreram e 123 outras ficaram doentes após consumirem alimentos.

Johannes Machete, seu filho, falou sobre a dor da família. "Estamos profundamente entristecidos com a perda dela. A morte é algo com o que não estamos acostumados. A morte dela nos afetou muito. Nossa mãe era quem cuidava da mãe dela, minha avó, e agora essa responsabilidade recai sobre mim", disse ele.

A governadora de Limpopo, Dra. Phophi Ramathuba, orientou as autoridades de saúde a agilizarem os testes sobre a suposta contaminação. A resposta ocorre em meio às investigações em curso sobre a tragédia no evento do vilarejo.

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