Over a dozen people severely injured in a gas truck explosion last week have died, raising the total number of deaths to 90, the deputy mayor of Cap-Haitien, the city in Haiti where the tragedy occurred, said Monday.
The count is "still unfortunately incomplete" due to severe injuries suffered by those still hospitalized, said Patrick Almonor.
According to Almonor, in the night of December 13, the driver of the gas truck lost control when he swerved to avoid a motor-taxi, and subsequently overturned. Residents tried to collect the spilled fuel which then exploded. In a country plagued by natural disasters and political instability, more than 60 percent of Haiti's 11 million inhabitants live below the poverty line, according to the World Bank.
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