Eight of the dead are of Jordanian nationality and another four of Asian origin.while of the 250 injured some 123 were still hospitalized this Tuesday.
Most of the survivors are being treated for inhalation of chlorine gaswhich is a compound for industrial use but can also be used as chemical weaponreported the news agency AFP.
The port returned to normal operation this Tuesday, with the exception of the fourth dock, which is being inspected, according to what was said. Jordan’s Interior Minister, General Mazen al Faraya.
“The situation in Aqaba is now under control,” he said. Prime Minister Bisher al Jasawneh to state television after visiting the port on Monday night.
How did the explosion originate?
The video quickly went viral on social networks: the leak occurred when the cable that lifted the tank to load it onto a ship was cut and the ship fell to the dock floor, releasing the yellow gas.
A nearby beach, popular with tourists, was evacuated after the incident, as were nearby residential areas, but residents were later allowed to return to their homes.
Nidal al Majali, an official from the Aqaba Department of Tourism, He assured that the lack of wind helped prevent the gas cloud from spreading out of the port.
Aqaba, one of the main ports on the Red Sea, is the only one in Jordan through which most of the kingdom’s imports and exports pass.
Chlorine gas has many industrial uses, but became famous for its use as a chemical weapon during World War I.
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