What a shame. As many as 14 innocent human lives are lost in Keamari area but the Sindh government seems to be least concerned as how such a big human tragedy is caused.
Despite lapse of two days, authorities are yet to determine how toxic gas leak in Karachi’s Keamari area has badly affected the local residents. The source of toxic gas is still not clear.
The provincial health department has confirmed that 14 people have lost breath while many are hospitalized complaining of breathing difficulties.
Residents of the affected area are perturbed over government’s insensitivity towards the disturbing situation. Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shallwani along with Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Shah addressed a news conference on Tuesday, admitting that the source of toxic gas and its nature was still unknown.
It has been reported by media that people are shifting from affected area for the time being and schools are closed in the vicinity—though no holiday is declared officially—to control further damage. More than 250 people have been treated in different hospitals who had shown symptoms including difficulty breathing, dizziness and vomiting.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has ordered to evacuate residents from the affected areas, as more people were being affected. The Commissioner Karachi has said that an investigation into the gas leakage is ongoing besides collection of samples from patients.
Additionally, he said post-mortem examination reports of those who died will take at least 72 hours to be issued. It is high time for Sindh government to take corrective measures so loss of more human lives be averted. It’s an undeniable fact that had any such incident taken place in any developed country, heads must have been rolled.
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