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.
Rivers State, Nigeria witnessed a tragic incident on Thursday morning, where at least 40 people lost their lives after inhaling toxic gas emanating from a petroleum product. According to local authorities, the incident occurred near the crude oil processing facility in Okrika, a richly oil-bearing region in Nigeria. The police spokesman, Blessing Agabe, informed Xinhua that the victims were believed to have been exposed to the hazardous gas in high concentration.
Some of the victims were rushed to the nearby hospital for treatment, while the police, along with local medical and emergency teams, were investigating the incident. The Nation Newspaper quoted a community source stating that around 200 young people arrived at the Jeti Okari harbor on Thursday morning to extract the illegal petroleum product from a local port.
The product, when being transferred, released a foul-smelling gas into the air, causing the victims to suffocate. At least 37 confirmed fatalities were found at the scene, while many are still missing, as reported by the local newspaper.
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