The Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs has recently asked relevent agencies and businesses to provide support for five Vietnamese nationals who were killed and seven others injured by chlorine gas released by a dropped tank at Jordan’s Port of Aqaba on Monday. The Vietnamese victims had been working on the Hong Kong-registered Forest 6 vessel when the chlorine tank fell from a crane onto its deck, said the Vietnamese Embassy in Saudi Arabia concurrently with Jordan on Wednesday. The Department of Overseas Labor has requested companies that have provided seafarers to the ship to urgently supply necessary support to the wounded crew members and the families of the dead in the accident. Agencies concerned will announce the names and other details of the Vietnamese victims in the toxic gas blast, the department said, adding that any wounded victim wishing to be repatriated should be supported by the companies in conjunction with relevant agencies. These … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s labor ministry requests support for Vietnamese victims in toxic gas leak in Jordan
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Poisonous gas leak in Jordan: Five Vietnamese die
Half of the dead victims are Vietnamese sailors. At least five Vietnamese people died and seven others were injured in a chlorine gas leak from a storage tank at Aqaba Port, Jordan this week. Gas explosion at Aqaba Port, Jordan on June 27. Photo: Mathrubhumi News Screengrab The Vietnamese mission in Saudi Arabia and Jordan is requesting Jordan authorities to expedite visa procedures so that the affected people’s relatives could fly to Jordan for funerals and to bring back the remains of the victims who worked for Hong Kong-flagged Forest 6 VRUK3 vessel. The Vietnamese victims are among 13 lives claimed in an explosion that also injured some other 250 people. In the latest move, Vietnam’s Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs asked two labor companies (that sent those workers abroad) to take responsibility for the funerals and the return of remains. A huge explosion of toxic substance occurred when a crane loading chlorine tanks onto a ship in … [Read more...] about Poisonous gas leak in Jordan: Five Vietnamese die
Storm Chaba to bring rain to northeast
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at around 10 a.m. on Saturday the storm lay centered 310 km east-southeast of Quang Ninh Province, home to Ha Long Bay, and packed winds of 118-133 kph. In the next three hours it is expected to move northwest at a speed of 15-20 kph. The center predicted Chaba would make landfall over the Leizhou Peninsula in China on Saturday and continue to move into Guangxi region that borders Vietnam. Under its impact, Vietnam's northeast will get rains of 50-150 mm, and more than 200 mm in some places, between Saturday evening and Sunday. The northeast comprises the provinces of Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, and Yen Bai. The coastal region should expect strong waves of 6-8 m high, and provinces from Quang Ninh to Ninh Binh should be prepared for floods in low-lying areas, the center said. Weather stations in Japan, Hong Kong and the U.K. … [Read more...] about Storm Chaba to bring rain to northeast