Seven Vietnamese have died and five are in a coma after taking drugs at an electronic dance music festival in Hanoi late Sunday, officials said, as authorities scrambled to trace the substance. The Capital Police newspaper said five other people were still in comas Monday after overdosing at the festival Sunday night. It was the third Vietnam Electronic Weekend festival held in the country and was slated to be the biggest yet, according to state media. The victims, all Vietnamese, tested positive for an unspecified drug prompting officials to ban all EDM festivals in the capital in the wake of the fatal incident, which has shocked the conservative city. It said police had seized suspected drug substances at the scene. Police and local officials were not available for comment Monday. Government data say Vietnam has 220,000 drug addicts with police records and some 1,600 overdose deaths annually. Methamphetamine and heroin are the most common drugs used and overdosed, with meth use rising in recent years.
Seven people are killed and many others are in critical condition after suspected drug overdoses at a music festival in Hanoi, Vietnam.