JOHOR BAHRU: More than 1,900 people have been affected by the toxic waste pollution in Pasir Gudang, said Malaysia’s National Disaster Management ...
JOHOR BAHRU: More than 1,900 people have been affected by the toxic waste pollution in Pasir Gudang, said Malaysia’s National Disaster Management Agency on Thursday .The number of people being treated for symptoms of methane poisoning has increased steadily since the pollution wasThe education ministry on Wednesday orderedAuthorities believe the poisoning was caused by toxic waste that had been illegally dumped into a river.
However, Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said the government is evaluating the seriousness of the pollution before deciding on whether to declare a state of emergency."We will have a meeting first for us to consider the options because we have other measures that can address the problem," she told reporters at the parliament lobby.
Dr Wan Azizah said that the case is still under the jurisdiction of the state government, but stressed that authorities will do whatever is necessary to ensure the safety of the people around Pasir Gudang, especially children. READ: No anomalies in Singapore's air and water quality, say authorities amid methane poisoning in Pasir GudangThe agency also said that the initial cleaning works on Mar 8 had inadvertently worsened the chemical reaction at the affected location, causing a spike in the number of those affected.
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