Hundreds dead and hundreds injured after toxic gas leak in Jordan port

At least 12 dead and more than 260 injured, Jordanian authorities report a disaster in the South Jordanian port city of Aqaba, where poisonous chlorine gas was able to escape. Images of a yellowish vapor above the water were seen on social media. A container with the deadly stuff is said to have fallen into the water while being loaded onto a boat.

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