43 feared dead after inhaling toxic fumes during alleged oil siphoning in Rivers

At slightest 43 radical are feared dormant aft toxic fumes reportedly overwhelmed an amerciable petroleum siphoning cognition astatine Okari Jetty successful Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The incidental reportedly occurred astir midnight connected Thursday erstwhile much than 200 youths from Okrika and surrounding communities arrived astatine the jetty successful woody boats to siphon petroleum products from an illegally tapped pipeline.

According to TheCable, the youths were allegedly carrying retired the cognition portion a vas was loading petroleum products for export.

Community sources said the youths had begun transferring the merchandise into their boats erstwhile the fumes abruptly became intense, causing respective radical to collapse.

Some of those affected reportedly fell into the stream and drowned, portion others who managed to flight were said to person experienced superior breathing difficulties and were taken to hospitals for aesculapian attention.

Sources wrong the assemblage enactment the decease toll astatine 43, saying 37 of the victims had reportedly been identified arsenic indigenes of Okrika, portion six others remained unidentified.

Several different radical were besides reportedly missing pursuing the incident.

However, the Rivers State Police Command said it had yet to found the existent fig of casualties, noting that investigations were underway to find what happened.

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