Fuel truck explodes in Haiti

The World

After a truck carrying some 9,000 gallons of fuel flipped over in Cap-Haitien on Tuesday, desperate residents gathered to siphon off the precious liquid. The explosion that followed killed more than 75 and injured scores of others. The World’s Carol Hills speaks with Dr. Jean-Gilbert Ndong, a medical coordinator for Doctors without Borders who has been treating survivors.

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