US EditionDozens hospitalised in Tunisia’s Gabes amid environmental crisis
More than 120 people were hospitalized with respiratory and neurological symptoms linked to pollution from a chemical plant residents have long demanded to close.
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Thousands protest Tunisia factory after dozens hospitalised
Several thousand people rallied in southern Tunisia on Wednesday, calling for the closure of an ageing chemicals factory which locals have blamed for a host of poisonings and health issues. As the procession reached the vicinity of the vast factory of the Tunisian Chemical Group, a public company, police fired large amounts of tear gas. Hundreds of people retreated, but groups of young people remained shouting their anger, while several individu…
The situation has become more tense in recent days in Gabes, where smoke from the phosphate treatment plant installed in the 1970s regularly causes incidents. While demonstrators have tried to storm the factory, the inhabitants call on the central government to take the necessary decisions.
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