Haiti gas tanker explodes, 16 die and officials work to save burn victims
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters A fuel truck exploded on a road in Haiti’s southern peninsula on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and leaving 40 survivors with serious burns, officials said. Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille said emergency teams were working to “save the lives of the seriously injured” after the incident, which occurred in the […]
At least 48 killed in Nigerian fuel truck explosion
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters At least 48 people were killed on Sunday in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in north-central Nigeria, the state’s disaster management agency said. The State Emergency Management Agency in north-central Niger state said the fuel truck collided with a truck carrying travellers and cattle. Several other […]
Haitians mourn victims of fuel truck blast as anger simmers
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Haitians on Tuesday mourned victims of a fuel truck blast that killed 90 people last week, though many stayed home out of anger at the government amid a string of tragedies in a Caribbean nation plagued by gang violence, poverty and political turmoil. The coffins of several of the victims, some draped […]
Haiti truck blast death toll rises to 75 as doctors scramble to treat wounded
Cap-Haitien, Haiti Reuters The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in Haiti rose to 75 on Wednesday as doctors scrambled to treat the wounded from an incident that officials say was made more deadly by residents approaching the vehicle in a desperate search for fuel. Rescue workers recovered 61 bodies at the site of […]