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| Scores killed in Mozambique fuel-truck explosion | |
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| At least 73 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in Mozambique as they tried to siphon fuel from an overturned truck which exploded, the government said. | At least 73 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in Mozambique as they tried to siphon fuel from an overturned truck which exploded, the government said. |
| The truck was transporting fuel to Malawi from the port city of Beira on Thursday when the accident occurred, the government said in a statement. | The truck was transporting fuel to Malawi from the port city of Beira on Thursday when the accident occurred, the government said in a statement. |
| The injured had been taken to hospital and a government team was due to travel to the area in Tete province, some 2,000km from the capital Maputo on Friday. | The injured had been taken to hospital and a government team was due to travel to the area in Tete province, some 2,000km from the capital Maputo on Friday. |
| “Ambulances and medical personnel were deployed to the scene in order to assist the victims. The injured were evacuated to Tete hospital” around 90km away, it said. | “Ambulances and medical personnel were deployed to the scene in order to assist the victims. The injured were evacuated to Tete hospital” around 90km away, it said. |
| Authorities were probing whether the truck was selling petrol when it exploded, or whether it had been ambushed by residents, said information ministry director João Manasses. | Authorities were probing whether the truck was selling petrol when it exploded, or whether it had been ambushed by residents, said information ministry director João Manasses. |
| A local journalist reported that the truck had crashed on Wednesday and exploded on Thursday afternoon. | A local journalist reported that the truck had crashed on Wednesday and exploded on Thursday afternoon. |
| Mozambique is one of the world’s poorest nations, according to the International Monetary Fund, and since its civil war ended in 1992 its population has suffered a terrible economic crisis. | Mozambique is one of the world’s poorest nations, according to the International Monetary Fund, and since its civil war ended in 1992 its population has suffered a terrible economic crisis. |
| The government recently increased the price of fuel, after the value of the local currency – named metical – sunk against the dollar. | The government recently increased the price of fuel, after the value of the local currency – named metical – sunk against the dollar. |