Deadly Gas Leak: SK City Declared ‘Special Disaster Zone’

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Deadly gas leak sickens thousands, destroys crops in Gumi, S. Korea

The government of South Korea has designated a large area affected by a deadly gas leak in the southeastern city of Gumi as a special disaster zone amid mounting casualties and damage from the incident.

• “On Sept. 27, some eight tons of hydrofluoric acid, an acute poison that can damage lungs and bones and affect the nervous system, leaked from chemical maker Hube Globe in Gumi, some 200 kilometers southeast of Seoul, killing five workers and injuring 18 others,” said a report.

• At least 3,000 residents of Gumi and hundreds of nearby villagers have since been sickened by the poisonous gas, prompting mass evacuations and the disaster declaration.

• “Crops and fruit on more than 212 hectares of farmlands and orchards have withered, and some 3,200 livestock animals have been drooling heavily or showing symptoms similar to a cold,” according to the report.

A large area in and around the S. Korean city of Gumi has been declared Special Disaster Zone by the authorities after a major chemical leak killed at least 5 people and sickened thousands of others. Photo: Yonhap News Agency. Image may be subject to copyright. More images …

Highly toxic hydrofluoric acid destroys crops and fruit orchards near Gumi, in S. Korea’s North Gyeongsang Province, dubbed the Korean Silicon Valley. Image from twitter user @foreverphoenix7 via RT.com

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U.S. Meningitis Outbreak

Meningitis cases climb to 105 across 9 states

Nine states have reported 105 cases of meningitis, including 8 deaths, linked to epidural steroid injections, CDC reported. An estimated 17,000 people may have received the injections.

New England Compounding Center, the pharmacy that distributed a contaminated steroid linked to the outbreak of fungal meningitis has now issued a  recall of all of its products, reports said.

105 cases of meningitis across 9 states linked to epidural steroid injections have been reported as of October 8, 2012 @ 2:00 PM EDT. CDC

Total case count: 105

• Florida: 4 cases
• Indiana: 11 cases
• Maryland: 5 cases, including 1 death
• Michigan: 21 cases, including 2 deaths
• Minnesota: 3 case
• North Carolina: 2 cases
• Ohio: 1 case
• Tennessee: 35 cases, including 4 deaths
• Virginia: 23 cases, including 1 death
• Source: CDC

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