Dozens of Residents So Victims of Hot Mud Bursts in Christmas Mandailing, Suspected Gas Poisoning – TribunNews.com
TRIBUNNEWS.COM, MEDAN – Hot mud bursts out of one of the PT SMGP (Sorik Merapi Geothermal Power) Geothermal Project well it hasnt stopped until Sunday (24/4/2022) afternoon.
A number of residents have become victims of suspected H2S poisoning in Indonesia Christmas Mandailing.
As a result, the mud continues to flow and has entered the rice fields local people and rivers.
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As of this afternoon, the mudflow has not stopped. And it has flowed to rice fields and rivers, said Mandailing Natal Police Chief AKBP HM Reza Chairul, Sunday, quoted from Kompas.com.
The police chief explained that to solve the problem, PT SMGP is making a closing attempt using Barite with well capping system.
Information from PT SMGP, the process will last for two hours day, said the Chief of Police.
Previously, the wells in the geothermal project managed by PT Sorik Merapi Geothermal Power (SMGP) again released gas allegedly H2S (Hydrosulfide), Sunday (24/4/2022).
Not only gas, the well in Wellpad T also emits hot mud smells of sulfur.
As a result, at least 21 residents of Sibanggor Julu Village, Sub-District Sorik Merapi Peak, Mandailing Natal Regency (Madina), Sumatra North, was rushed to a local hospital, Sunday (4/24/2022).
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They are suspected of having been poisoned by inhaling the gas.
