Chlorine Gas Leak in Iraq’s South Injures at Least 300

A map shows the location of the district of Qal'at Sukkar north of the southern city of Nasiriyah, Iraq on June 5, 2022. Google Maps

BAGHDAD—A chlorine gas leak at a water purification plant in southern Iraq injured at least 300 people, officials said Monday.

The incident happened Sunday night when the potentially fatal gas leaked from a container in the plant in the district of Qal'at Sukkar north of the southern city of Nasiriyah.