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#VizagGasLeak : Rahul Gandhi, N Chandrababu Naidu In Their Tweets Express Shock Over Incident
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Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi expressed shock over the gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam and prayed for the speedy recovery of those hospitalised. He also urged Congress workers in the area to provide all necessary support to those affected.
According to CNN- IBN , 8 people have been killed and 300 hospitalised and 5000 people are reportedly sick after the gas leak.
“I’m shocked to hear about Vizag Gas Leak. I urge our Congress workers and leaders in the area to provide all necessary support and assistance to those affected. My condolences to the families of those who have perished. I pray that those hospitalised make a speedy recovery,” he said on Twitter.
I’m shocked to hear about the
#VizagGasLeak . I urge our Congress workers & leaders in the area to provide all necessary support & assistance to those affected. My condolences to the families of those who have perished. I pray that those hospitalised make a speedy recovery.— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 7, 2020
TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu too expressed shock over the gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam and urged residents of the city to take necessary precautions.
In a tweet, Naidu said leaders and cadre must be readily available to help people in distress.
Shocked to learn about the death of 3 people & hundreds being affected by a gas leak from a plant near #Visakhapatnam. @jaitdp leaders and cadre must be readily available to help people in distress. I urge everyone to take necessary precautions as advised by the officials.
— N Chandrababu Naidu #StayHomeSaveLives (@ncbn) May 7, 2020
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) said in a tweet, “There is gas leakage identified at LG Polymers in Gopalapatnam. Requesting Citizens around these locations not to come out of houses for the sake of safety precautions”.
