Help for the families of the 10 children in Cansilayan, Murcia, who were allegedly poisoned by the Jatropha Curcas or Kasla seeds they ate Sunday has been ordered by Mayor Esteban Coscolluela of Murcia town, Negros Occidental, yesterday.

Reports said the children, aged 3 to 14, were brought to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital after suffering fits of vomiting Sunday afternoon.

The children had eaten the seeds of the kasla fruits they took from the compound of a school in Cansilayan, the reports added.

Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Luisa Efren would not be reached for comment up to press time last night.

Kasla is being planted as a source of biodiesel.*PP

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