These 23 people belonging to the same family would have inadvertently consumed an insecticide powder, which they believed to be wheat flour. Their health was affected immediately.
The victims were quickly taken to the Alma Mater hospital and are receiving the care that their case requires.
Among the victims are four children and a pregnant woman.
The incident occurred Wednesday in the locality of Campêche, attached to the commune of Gros-Morne in the department of Artibonite.