From:
slider@anashram.org
A popular East Sussex beach has been evacuated and locals told to shut
their doors and windows after a massive 'chlorine cloud' left 50 people
with burning eyes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4827920/Beachy-Head-evacuated-massive-chlorine-cloud.html
The coastguard, police, ambulances and fire and rescue crews are all at
Birling Gap near Beachy Head - a famous headland due to its 530ft drops
and high suicide rates as Britain's tallest chalk sea cliffs.
The bizarre cloud has crept inland along a six-mile section of the
coastline from Eastbourne to Birling Gap.
Sussex Police said the source of the haze is not yet known, but that
people's throats and eyes are being affected.
The coastguard, police and fire and rescue crews (pictured) are all
thought to be present at Birling Gap near Beachy Head - a notorious spot
for suicides
Up to 50 people were affected by the cloud at Birling Gap, part of Seven Sisters national park
Footage shared on social media shows people on the crowded beach packing
up their things and rubbing their eyes as a hazy cloud appeared to drift
in from the sea at Birling Gap, near Beachy Head
Fire and Rescue Officer in East Sussex Dawn Whittaker said on Twitter:
'Public warned to avoid Birling Gap area as Emergency Services dealing
with potential environmental issue. Many casualties.'
Sameer Jadhav said on Twitter: 'Birling Gap some weird gas leak. People
crying. Ambulances called. Don't go to Birling Gap at the moment.'
Dan Sankey added: 'Beautiful afternoon at Birling Gap cut short by some
weird mist, burning everyone's eyes which led to the beach and cliff being evacuated.'
Kyle Crickmore said: 'Some sort of chemical incident at Birling Gap, eyes
are streaming and there's a strong smell of chlorine in the air.'
Jonathan Hill added: 'Locked in house with police having cordoned off
whole street.'
A Twitter user known only as Rebecca shared a video from a car as she and
her companions complained of streaming and burning eyes.
In the footage she can be heard saying: 'My eyeballs, my eyeballs.'
A Sussex Police spokesman said: 'A "haze" that is causing discomfort for
people along the coast from Eastbourne to Birling Gap has prompted
emergency services to warn people to stay away from the beaches and to
keep doors and windows closed if living near the coast.
'The first report came from Birling Gap just before 5pm on Sunday where up
to 50 people had been affected by irritation to eyes and throats.
'This seems to have been caused by an unknown haze coming in from the sea,
but the source has not yet been established.
'Emergency services are treating people at Birling Gap and clearing the
area. People living along the coast in the area have been advised to keep
doors and windows shut and to move away from the Birling Gap area in particular.'
Police said the haze appeared to have blown in from the sea, but the
source has not yet been established
### - 6 miles wide gas cloud? wtf?? that's a lot of chlorine! (if chlorine
it is?)
are the french trying to gas us?? very strange! hey couldn't be king
ding-dong could it?
nah... but wtf!?! - did someone leave the gas on or what?? :)
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: www.darkrealms.ca (1:229/2)