In Iraq, more than 600 pilgrims for respiratory problems were briefly hospitalized after inhaling chlorine escaping from the waterworks, The local authorities reported on Sunday. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
- More than 600 pilgrims were hospitalized in Iraq.
- The cause was the inhalation of chlorine escaping from the waterworks.
- The incident took place between the cities of Nizaf and Karbala.
- Pilgrims commemorated the holiday of Arbain after mourning.
- The country’s infrastructure suffers from the consequences of conflicts and corruption.
The incident occurred from the night on Sunday on the road between Shiite saint cities of Nizaf and carbala in the central region of the country. Millions of Shiite Muslims for a pilgrimage to the carbal are expected to come this year, where Imam Hussein and his brother Abbas are buried. They will commemorate the Feast of Arbaine ending the 40-day period of sadness for Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Iraqi Ministry of Health stated in a short statement that 621 cases of suffocation had recorded after the leakage of chlorine in carbal. “Everyone was provided with the necessary care and left the hospital in good health,” The Ministry has clarified. Meanwhile, the security forces authorized by pilgrim protection reported that the incident caused “The leakage of chlorine from the waterworks on the road between Karbala and the napkin.”
A large part of Iraqi infrastructure is in poor condition for decades persistent conflicts and corruption in the country, often violating security standards, recalls AFP. In July, more than 60 people died in a big fire in a shopping center in the East Iraqi city, many of them have suffocated toilets according to the authorities.
