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posted by martyb on Thursday August 31 2017, @10:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the mist-dis-missed dept.

About 150 people have been treated in hospital and hundreds more affected by an unknown gas which hit the East Sussex coast.

Birling Gap beach was evacuated on Sunday [August 27] after people reported breathing difficulties, stinging eyes and vomiting when a "mist" appeared.

Sussex Police said on Monday morning the gas cloud appeared to have cleared.

Agencies are investigating the cause and have not ruled out either on-shore or off-shore locations.

In the past, chemicals have drifted across from European industrial units, but Sussex Police said: "Weather models suggest that an onshore source in northern France is very unlikely."

The Coastguard said it was working with its French counterparts and looking into vessels that were in the area at the time.

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it was "extremely unlikely" the substance involved was chlorine.

First it was a sonic attack on US diplomats in Cuba, now potentially a chemical attack on British beach goers. What gives?


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  • (Score: 1) by stox on Thursday August 31 2017, @10:11AM (1 child)

    by stox (479) on Thursday August 31 2017, @10:11AM (#562049)

    Just sayin...

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 01 2017, @12:15AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 01 2017, @12:15AM (#562350)

    Yep, it was the dude on the airplane spraying chem trails. [youtube.com]

    Oh, I'm sorry, you well informed "nerds" dismiss such evidence with disdain. [youtube.com]

    Next you'll be telling me that "crop dusting" is a hoax, and "cloud seeding don't real". I suppose Weather Modification Associations [youtube.com] don't exist in your phone book either?