LAST week, chemical waste was illegally dumped into Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang, Johor.
Toxic fumes from the waste have made more than 1,000 people sick, many of them students of schools located along the river.
Cleanup efforts are currently ongoing to prevent further spread of toxic waste. – March 16, 2019.
Children watching Hazmat personnel cleaning toxic waste at Sg Kim Kim at Taman Pasir Putih in Pasir Gudang, Johor. Their house is about 50m from Sg Kim Kim. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 16, 2019.Hazmat personnel checking the level of toxic gas in the air as residents pass by at Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang, Johor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 16, 2019.Individuals affected by toxic fumes from the polluted Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang receiving treatment at the medical base in Stadium Perbandaran. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 16, 2019.Happy students of SMK Taman Nusa Damai collecting their SPM results at Pasir Gudang District Education Department in Johor yesterday. The school is one of 111 that have been closed due to the Sg Kim Kim chemical dump. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari on March 16, 2019.Hazmat personnel inspecting the area near Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang, Johor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 16, 2019.The Fire and Rescue Department’s Hazmat unit cleaning up Sg Kim Kim, where toxic waste was illegally dumped. More than 1,000 people have fallen ill from breathing in toxic fumes since March 7. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 16, 2019.A victim affected by toxic fumes from the polluted Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang receiving treatment at medical base at Stadium Perbandaran Pasir Gudang in Johor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 16, 2019.A baby affected by toxic fumes from the polluted Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang receiving treatment at a medical base in Stadium Perbandaran Pasir Gudang in Johor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 16, 2019.Individuals affected by toxic fumes from the polluted Sg Kim Kim receiving treatment at medical base at Stadium Perbandaran Pasir Gudang in Johor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 16, 2019.People affected by toxic fumes from the polluted Sg Kim Kim receiving treatment at medical base at Stadium Perbandaran Pasir Gudang in Johor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 16, 2019.Children with face masks helping their parents at a shop at Taman Pasir Putih in Pasir Gudang in Johor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 16, 2019.The Fire and Rescue Department's Hazmat unit cleaning up toxic waste at Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang, Johor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 16, 2019.Hazmat personnel cleaning up toxic waste at a village near by Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang, Johor. -The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 16, 2019.Hazmat personnel cleaning up toxic waste at a village near by Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang, Johor. -The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 16, 2019.
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