At least eight people died and several fell ill due to chemical gas leakage inside a pharmaceutical company at RR Venkatapuram village in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam on Thursday (May 7).

PM Modi speaks to Andhra Pradesh CM on Visakhapatnam gas leak

<p>The situation in Pakistan over the toxic gas leak continues to worsen.&nbsp;62 more people were hospitalised overnight even as Pakistan authorities blamed a cargo ship containing soybean of&nbsp;emitting hydrogen sulfide.</p>

<p>14 people have died so far due to the gas leak.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>“The air quality monitoring conducted over the past two days by a private laboratory in the affected areas of Keamari found the air extremely polluted, but the levels of pollutants, particularly two harmful gases, didn’t cross the limits where they could endanger a human life,” the report said quoting a&nbsp;privy to the study conducted by the private laboratory.</p>

<p>Amid confusing statements from different agencies, the people continued to suffer as the authorities only promised to evacuate them without proper planning and arrangements on ground.</p>

<p>The leak was first reported on Sunday. The hydrogen sulfide has been mixing with the normal air and spreading with the wind. So far, the leak has claimed the lives of 14 people.</p>

<p>Reports suggest that overnight another 62 more people have been hospitalised.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Is he actually gaslighting all those people who have died and been hospitalised because of this mysterious gas leak?! And people are actually liking this?! <a href="https://t.co/4e0xXnqJ3h">https://t.co/4e0xXnqJ3h</a></p>
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<p>Reports indicate that a majority of the victims had a history of asthma.</p>

<p>The<a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/pakistan-how-karachis-fatal-gas-leak-exposes-a-deepening-crisis-281235"> air quality</a> in Karachi has been deteriorating since the gas leak. According to the US consulate's air quality tracker in Karachi, the AQI is 117 which is slightly worrisome for people with respiratory diseases but the good news is, the AQI has been coming down consistently over the last 24 hours.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Very disturbing images coming out of Karachi. Meanwhile government is intent on keeping a cover up. Pak Navy teams trying to detect the root of the toxic gas leak <a href="https://t.co/hv7UY3s1iw">pic.twitter.com/hv7UY3s1iw</a></p>
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<p>There has been a massive outpouring of anger over the government's response on social media.</p>

<p>People are making appeals to prime minister Imran Khan, urging him to intervene.</p>

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PEOPLE ARE DYING AS MYSTERIOUS GAS EMISSION CONTINUES IN KEMARI, KARACHI!<a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ImranKhanPTI</a> you won a seat from Karachi, pay the heed please! <a href="https://t.co/c1QLjCF8Tu">pic.twitter.com/c1QLjCF8Tu</a></p>
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<p>Back in 2018, Imran khan had won a national assembly seat from Karachi.</p>


The situation in Pakistan over the toxic gas leak continues to worsen. 62 more people were hospitalised overnight even as Pakistan authorities blamed a cargo ship containing soybean of emitting hydrogen sulfide.

The situation in Pakistan over the toxic gas leak continues to worsen. 62 more people were hospitalised overnight even as Pakistan authorities blamed a cargo ship containing soybean of emitting hydrogen sulfide. 14 people have died so far due to the gas leak. Watch Video: “The air quality monitoring conducted over the past two days by a private laboratory in the affected areas of Keamari found the air extremely polluted, but the levels of pollutants, particularly two harmful gases, didn’t cross the limits where they could endanger a human life,” the report said quoting a privy to the study conducted by the private laboratory. Amid confusing statements from different agencies, the people continued to suffer as the authorities only promised to evacuate them without proper planning and arrangements on ground. The leak was first reported on Sunday. The hydrogen sulfide has been mixing with the normal air and spreading with the wind. So far, the leak has claimed the lives of 14 people. Reports suggest that overnight another 62 more people have been hospitalised. Is he actually gaslighting all those people who have died and been hospitalised because of this mysterious gas leak?! And people are actually liking this?! https://t.co/4e0xXnqJ3h — Nida Kirmani (@nidkirm) February 18, 2020 × Reports indicate that a majority of the victims had a history of asthma. The air quality in Karachi has been deteriorating since the gas leak. According to the US consulate's air quality tracker in Karachi, the AQI is 117 which is slightly worrisome for people with respiratory diseases but the good news is, the AQI has been coming down consistently over the last 24 hours. Very disturbing images coming out of Karachi. Meanwhile government is intent on keeping a cover up. Pak Navy teams trying to detect the root of the toxic gas leak pic.twitter.com/hv7UY3s1iw — ☭ A little bit rad Komrad 👉😎👉 (@DerArschloch) February 18, 2020 × There has been a massive outpouring of anger over the government's response on social media. People are making appeals to prime minister Imran Khan, urging him to intervene. listen to their anger nd frustration#shameless government@zfrmrza @sayedzbukhari @ImranKhanPTI @OfficialDGISPR @ArifAlvi #EvacuatePakistaniStudents pic.twitter.com/ZB29i1nouA — miss zafar (@misszafar2) February 19, 2020 × “My brother’s body turned black and he was out of breath”, says brother of deceased. PEOPLE ARE DYING AS MYSTERIOUS GAS EMISSION CONTINUES IN KEMARI, KARACHI!@ImranKhanPTI you won a seat from Karachi, pay the heed please! pic.twitter.com/c1QLjCF8Tu — Qaseem Saeed (@QaseemSaeed) February 17, 2020 × Back in 2018, Imran khan had won a national assembly seat from Karachi.

Toxic gas: Pakistan authorities say ship containing soybean emitted hydrogen sulfide

A mysterious toxic gas continues to spread in Pakistan's Karachi. Three more people have died after inhaling the gas and more than a hundred have been hospitalized. The Sindh CM has ordered the evacuation of people from the affected areas. Watch report:

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About 250, including children, have fallen sick and hundreds of residents have been evacuated from their homes after a toxic gas leak from a fertiliser unit in Bangladesh&#39;s port city of Chittagong, police and health officials said today.<br />
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Di-ammonium phosphate (DPA) leaked from the DAP Fertiliser Company Limited on the bank of Karnaphuli river where a 500-tonne ammonia tank exploded late on Monday night, news agency, AFP, said. The firefighters battled till late morning to plug the leakage.<br />
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Chittagong&#39;s deputy commissioner Mesbahuddin Ahmed said the situation was under control as the source of the leakage has been plugged.<br />
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<strong>&#39;Loudspeakers used to speed up evacuation&#39;&nbsp;</strong><br />
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Ahmed said 56 were admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital after the gas leak. None is in a critical condition.<br />
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&quot;Eight have been discharged. Forty-eight people are still in the hospital today but they are out of danger,&quot; he told AFP.<br />
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&quot;About 150 were given first-aid locally,&quot; he added.<br />
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&quot;We used loudspeakers to urge people to evacuate the area. Hundreds did leave, but they came back after the situation improved,&quot; he said.&nbsp;<br />
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<strong>Probe initiated&nbsp;</strong><br />
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Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), which runs the unit, formed a 10-member committee to investigate the incident, while the district administration has formed a three-member panel to probe the leak.&nbsp;<br />
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After the &#39;explosion&#39;, the gas quickly spread across large parts of the city. Strong winds blew the gas across a 10-kilometre area and reports suggested that people felt breathing problems at the southern city&#39;s international airport.<br />
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&quot;The gas spread from the unit causing breathing problems to the people across several kilometres,&quot; officer-in-charge of the nearby police station said.<br />
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&quot;Several people reported to doctors just because of panic,&quot; the city&#39;s civil surgeon Azizur Rahman Siddique said.<br />
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At the time of the incident, the amount of ammonia in the air was recorded at 600ppm (parts per million) whilst workers at the factory can tolerate conditions with ammonia gas up to 25ppm, the environment department said.&nbsp;According to experts, exposure to ammonia can cause slackening, vomiting and breathing problems.<br />
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Ammonia leaked from fertiliser factory in Bangladesh's southeastern city Chittagong; those in affected areas report breathing problems

About 250, including children, have fallen sick and hundreds of residents have been evacuated from their homes after a toxic gas leak from a fertiliser unit in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong, police and health officials said today. Di-ammonium phosphate (DPA) leaked from the DAP Fertiliser Company Limited on the bank of Karnaphuli river where a 500-tonne ammonia tank exploded late on Monday night, news agency, AFP, said. The firefighters battled till late morning to plug the leakage. Chittagong's deputy commissioner Mesbahuddin Ahmed said the situation was under control as the source of the leakage has been plugged. 'Loudspeakers used to speed up evacuation' Ahmed said 56 were admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital after the gas leak. None is in a critical condition. "Eight have been discharged. Forty-eight people are still in the hospital today but they are out of danger," he told AFP. "About 150 were given first-aid locally," he added. "We used loudspeakers to urge people to evacuate the area. Hundreds did leave, but they came back after the situation improved," he said. Probe initiated Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), which runs the unit, formed a 10-member committee to investigate the incident, while the district administration has formed a three-member panel to probe the leak. After the 'explosion', the gas quickly spread across large parts of the city. Strong winds blew the gas across a 10-kilometre area and reports suggested that people felt breathing problems at the southern city's international airport. "The gas spread from the unit causing breathing problems to the people across several kilometres," officer-in-charge of the nearby police station said. "Several people reported to doctors just because of panic," the city's civil surgeon Azizur Rahman Siddique said. At the time of the incident, the amount of ammonia in the air was recorded at 600ppm (parts per million) whilst workers at the factory can tolerate conditions with ammonia gas up to 25ppm, the environment department said. According to experts, exposure to ammonia can cause slackening, vomiting and breathing problems. (Agencies)

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