The United States is experiencing one of the most unexpected weeks of the year, with the arrival of flying objects in its airspace, clashes with China over them and a train accident involving chemicals.
The month of February hit the United States hard with the Chinese hot air balloon sighting, three other unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and now the Ohio train derailment that generated explosions that release deadly substances and chemicals for people and the environment.
The ordeal began when, at the end of January, from Washington discovered a giant Chinese balloon in the skymarked as a spy and shot down off the coast of South Carolina.
Days later, discovered and shot down another object in the airspace of the United States, in the zone Alaskaand 24 hours after that fact, an F-22 jet shot down another object from a high altitude on the Canadian border.
The most recent events were considered a threat to civil aviation and did not identify themselves"within the sovereign airspace and over the territorial waters of the United States“The US military reported.
In the meantime, will be taken over by the Federal Bureau of Investigation analysis of the remains of flying objects.
What did China say about Chinese balloons?
from Beijing, condemned the destruction of the first identified balloondesignating the action of the military as a violation of international practice. And they added that there were several supposed American balloons in their airspace.
Spokesman for the National Security Council, John Kirby He reported that "They saw no indication or anything that specifically pointed to the idea that these three objects were part of China's spy balloon program.".
On the other hand, while flying objects were discussed and China accused, a train in Ohio derailed and 50 of the 150 carswhich were transporting chemicals and fuel, derailed.
What happened in Ohio?
The event caused an explosion and large fire near East Palestine, Ohio, releasing toxic vinyl chloride gas that investigators fear could have been inhaled.
What happens to vinyl chloride?
A substance is a long-term inhalation product can cause lung or blood cancer. And since the explosions and burning of the compound generated a giant cloud, an emergency evacuation was requested residents of the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that 20 train cars contained chemicals such as vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether.
The agency reported it these compounds are dangerous for the air, soil and water in the areaalthough he did not detect contaminants on "worrying levels".
As a consequence the inhabitants of eastern Palestine They are already preparing a federal lawsuit to force the company responsible for the trainNorfolk Southern to establish a health surveillance system for residents of both states, the Associated Press reported, and take over medical care.
Although the causes of the accident are being investigated the company that operated the train is mainly responsible for that fact and the costs of cleaning up the fact.
Source: Cronista
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