It’s shocking that the massive ecological &
public health disaster in East Palestine OH isn’t the lead story on
every network.
Years ago I saw a man with angiosarcoma from vinyl chloride. It was
unforgettable.
The long term harms of exposing thousands to this will be terrible.
pic.twitter.com/hOIi4nQloM
— Nick Mark MD (@nickmmark)
February 13, 2023
美國一列貨運列車2月3日晚在俄亥俄州(Ohio)東巴勒斯坦鎮(East
Palestine)出軌,車上所載有毒化學物質引發大火。此事帶來的致癌物在這2天內或已隨雨水蔓延,汙染空氣、大量土地和水。當地居民拍攝照片顯示,有大量動物死亡。有網民說,這可能成為美國史上大型生態災難之一。
身在東巴勒斯坦鎮疏散區外的農場東主Taylor
Holzer說,他合法飼養好幾隻狐狸,都已病入膏肓。他說其中一隻出現狂咳及腹瀉的徵狀,情況惡化得很快。
他也指出,人們所飼養的貓都在生病和死去。除了動物,在受影響地生活的人也出現不適。
▼有網民在Twitter發布照片及截圖,可見有毒黑煙在半空彌漫的情形,以及受影響的範圍有多廣:
Nothing to see here. Just the toxic cloud
from the controlled explosion from the East Palestine train
derailment.
As of 9pm, the outside smells of chlorine at our house, located
about 15 miles N of the site.
#EastPalestine
#trainderailment pic.twitter.com/paVSV7vsZD
— Haley (@hale27storm)
February 7, 2023
有網民在Twitter發文,稱整個東巴勒斯坦鎮已不能住人,因水源已被汙染,牲畜及農作品已被摧毀,還有記者被捕:
The fact that we aren’t seeing wall to wall
coverage of the vinyl chloride train derailment and explosion in
East Palestine, Ohio, is insane.
An entire town can’t return home because the water is contaminated,
livestock/crops are destroyed, and reporters are being arrested.
pic.twitter.com/j6sDlA7Twt
— (@belet_seri)
February 9, 2023
立場極右的佐治亞州共和黨眾議院格林(Marjorie Taylor
Greene)在Twitter轉發影片,可見災場火球與黑煙直撲半空的情形:
East Palestine, Ohio is undergoing an
ecological disaster bc authorities blew up the train derailment
cars carrying hazardous chemicals and press are being arrested for
trying to tell the story.
Oh but UFO’s!
What is going on?
pic.twitter.com/RULoF1oKJQ
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG)
February 12, 2023
事發2月3日晚,在一列運載氯乙烯(Vinyl chloride)的諾福克南方(Norfolk Southern
Corporation)列車,在美國俄州出軌後發生火災。當地居民拍得影片顯示,現場大火與黑煙直撲半空,甚至多到能被氣象雷達偵測到。黑煙並已蔓延到附近小鎮。
出事貨運列車有逾100節車廂,約50節在俄州東部鄰近賓夕法尼亞州的小鎮東巴勒斯坦城(East
Palestine)出軌——其中有20節運載有毒物質,出軌的佔一半,包括5個運載壓縮氯乙烯的車廂。
當地應急部門來到6日對毒物進行“受控釋放”操作,將車廂餘下的化學物進行排放及燃燒。這導致方圓數公裏內、近2,000名居民因麵臨威脅,需要緊急疏散。
有關這場汙染災難還有另一小插曲。當地政府就此事在8日舉行的新聞發布會,非裔記者蘭伯特(Evan
Lambert)報道時被警方粗暴地拘捕。
他被要求勿在州長發表講話時進行直播報道。警方稱他擅闖發布會現場,他被關押5小時並付出保釋金後才獲釋。
從警員隨身攝錄鏡頭拍得的影片,可見蘭伯特被2名警察押著離開,並將他推倒在地,再向他上了手銬。蘭伯特被他們按住時說:“這就是2023年作為一名黑人記者的感覺”。
NewsNation reporter @EvanLambertTV
is out of an Ohio jail this morning, but many are asking why he was
arrested in the first place.@JoeKhalilTV
takes a step-by-step look, while providing his perspective as
Evan’s friend and colleague.
READ MORE: https://t.co/irbzVg2V4J pic.twitter.com/PaK4oKFzvZ
— NewsNation (@NewsNation)
February 9, 2023
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