Widespread popular protests continue in the southern Tunisian governorate of Gabès, where the city witnessed a successful general strike involving thousands of citizens and students. The demonstrators are calling for the dismantling of the chemical complex and for urgent solutions to the worsening environmental pollution in the region, following reports of dozens of cases of suffocation among schoolchildren in institutions located near the industrial zone.

These demonstrations come amid growing public anger in Gabès — one of the most environmentally affected areas in Tunisia — as protesters demand to “save Gabès from imminent environmental danger” and hold accountable those responsible for what they describe as “chronic negligence in addressing the chemical complex crisis.”

Total Media Cast (TMC) closely followed these developments on the ground through its field teams in Gabès, providing professional media coverage for several partner television channels.