200 dead after DR Congo tanker truck explosion
At least 200 people died when a tanker truck full of oil exploded and set fire to a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials said Saturday.
"A tanker truck coming from Tanzania overturned in the village of Sange. There was a crush (of people) and a petrol leak, there was an explosion of fuel oil which spread through the village," said Vincent Kabanga, spokesman for the South-Kivu regional government. "The toll is more than 200 dead. It is a provisional toll. We are going to the scene to have more precise figures," he added. (AFP)
