In Haiti, at least 16 people were killed and 40 injured in a tanker explosion in the southwestern part of the country on Saturday, rescue officials said.
The explosion happened in the Nippes area when people were collecting fuel from a leaking truck.
The injured were transported to the port city of Miragoane, a hundred kilometers west of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, for treatment.
Seriously injured victims were also transported to regional hospitals for treatment.
Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of Haiti in the Caribbean Sea For Garry Con called an emergency meeting after the blast.