India, June 25 -- The death toll in an ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district has risen to 10, while 68 others remain hospitalised, the Health and Family Welfare Department said in a bulletin on Wednesday.

The industrial accident occurred during routine operations on June 21 in the Kannigaipair and Manjangaranai area near Periyapalayam.

Of those killed, eight were women from Odisha and two were from Assam.

Two deaths were reported on the day of the incident, followed by six on June 22, and one each on June 23 and June 24. The mortal remains of five victims were airlifted to Odisha on Tuesday, and the remaining five will be transported once all legal formalities are completed.

A total ...