At least 60 people were killed by the explosion of a fuel tanker at dawn on Tuesday in Haiti, according to the new balance of the authorities, while medical personnel in crowded hospitals fear a higher number of fatalities given the high number of injured in the state. critical.
The drama took place in the town of Cap-Haitien, the second city in that Caribbean country hard hit by economic and security crises, as well as natural disasters. According to Patrick Almonor, deputy mayor of the city, the driver of the tank truck would have tried to avoid an accident with a motorcycle taxi by losing control of the vehicle that overturned on the route.