40 maut disyaki terhidu gas beracun di Nigeria
Kira-kira 200 anak muda tiba dengan bot untuk mengambil produk petroleum dari sebuah kapal di Jeti Okari, yang dipercayai digunakan bagi kegiatan ambil minyak haram.
At least 37 fatalities have been confirmed in Nigeria's Rivers State following the inhalation of a poisonous gas, reportedly originating from petroleum products, on Thursday morning, according to local authorities. The incident occurred near the crude oil processing plant in Okrika, a major oil-generating region in the country, as reported by Xinhua.
Rivers State police spokesperson, Blessing Agabe, informed Xinhua via telephone that the event took place close to the site of a petrochemical plant, where some victims were reportedly taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, while police, along with local health and emergency services, are investigating the incident. Local community sources quoted by The Nation Newspaper state that around 200 young people arrived in boats from Jeti Okari port on the riverbank, believed to have been used for illegal oil extraction, and inhaled the smelly gas that filled the air, leading to several suffocations.
At least 37 bodies identified as Okrika residents were found at the scene, while many others remain missing, according to the local source.
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