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Breaking News May 7 LIVE Updates: Rescue operations underway at LG Polymers, Visakhapatnam amid gas leakage
Breaking News Today, 7 May 2020: In a major chemical gas leakage reported at LG Polymers in RR Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam district in the wee hours on Thursday, as many as three dead and more than 200 injured. The officials have been carrying out the rescue operations. On the other hand, the authorities have evacuated the people residing in the surrounding areas within a 3 km radius. It is learnt that the situation is said to be in control as of now. The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has ordered the officials for emergency rescue operations and is likely to visit Visakhapatnam to inquire about the situation and console the injured families
While in Telangana, there has been no major news, which is running smoothly except the social distancing being forgotten amid the opening of liquor sales. Moreover, the chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has urged the officials for a complete lockdown of Hyderabad and said that no people should enter or exit the city.
Coming to the weather report, the IMD officials have denied the speculations over the Amphan cyclone. However, they asserted there could be rains in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh due to continuous surface trough surrounding Telangana Rayalaseema and South Tamil Nadu.
Live Updates
- 7 May 2020 4:05 PM IST
As per the latest reports, at least 10 persons, including two senior citizens, one 8 year old girl died and over 5000 fell sick due to gas leak at LG Polymers
- 7 May 2020 4:01 PM IST
CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy announced compensation package to victims in LG Polymers gasleak tragedy in Vizag.
- Ex gratia of Rs 1 cr to each deceased
- Patients in ventilator care will get Rs 10 lakh.
- Those who admitted in hospitals for minor health issues will be provided Rs 25,000 financial assistance.
- Each one in affected areas will get Rs 10,000.
- 7 May 2020 3:51 PM IST
If necessary, we will shift LG Polymers plant from Gopalapatnam area: CM Jagan Mohan Reddy
- 7 May 2020 2:41 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi convenes high-level meeting on Visakhapatnam gas leak in Delhi
- 7 May 2020 2:38 PM IST
Union Government to airlift Para-tertiary butyl catechol (PTBC) from Gujarat to contain the Styrene gas leaked from the LG Polymers at Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam.
- 7 May 2020 2:35 PM IST
Nine people have died due to Vizag Gas Leak & 300 others are admitted at various hospitals: Visakhapatnam District Medical & Health Officer Tirumala Rao
