On 27 June, a Chlorine gas leakage in a container at the Aqaba port in Jordan killed at least 13 people and injured as many as 251. The toxic gas leak accident occurred during loading operations of the cargo ship Forest 6. A container with 25 tonnes of chlorine fell to the deck of the ship, which triggered the gas leakage.
The deputy chief of the Aqaba Region Ports Authority, Haj Hassan, said that a “cable carrying a container containing a toxic substance broke, resulting in the fall and escape of the poisonous substance.” According to reports, the traffic in the major Jordan port has not been halted and continues normally.
