Residents in a Russian village marred by alcoholism have voted for a blanket ban on the sale of booze after measures to curb intoxication failed to be effective. The settlement previously only sold alcohol on Friday evenings.
Located in Russia’s Far North in Irkutsk Region, the village of Khamakar is populated by Evenks, a group of indigenous people from the region. According to Vasily Yuriev, the head of the local municipality government, there are 100 registered residents of the village, with just 50 people, mostly young people, residing there permanently.
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