Caphiridzange explosion

Caphiridzange explosion
Location of Tete Province in Mozambique
Date 17 November 2016
Location Caphiridzange, Tete Province, Mozambique
Cause Under investigation
Deaths 80[1]
Non-fatal injuries 100+ (35 seriously)

The Caphiridzange explosion occurred on 17 November 2016.[2][3] 80 people were killed and more than a hundred people injured in a fuel tanker explosion in the town of Caphiridzange in Mozambique's Tete Province.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] The fuel tanker was en route to Malawi at the time and carried 30,000 liters of gasoline.[11] The government subsequently declared three days of national mourning on 19 November to pay tribute to the victims.[12]

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References

  1. ↑ Staff; agencies (18 November 2016). "Scores killed in Mozambique fuel-truck blast". Retrieved 23 November 2016 – via The Guardian.
  2. ↑ "Scores killed in Mozambique fuel tanker explosion". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "At least 73 killed in tanker explosion in Mozambique". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mozambique fuel truck explosion: 73 dead, 100s injured". Africanews. 17 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mozambique death toll rises to 73 after fuel truck explodes: government". 17 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016 – via Reuters.
  6. ↑ "News from The Associated Press". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "At least 73 killed in fuel truck explosion in Mozambique". 17 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "73 killed in tanker explosion in Mozambique". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "73 Killed in Tanker Explosion in Mozambique". AP. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016 – via The New York Times.
  10. ↑ "Mozambique fuel tanker blast kills dozens". 18 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016 – via www.bbc.com.
  11. ↑ "Explosion d'un camion-citerne au Mozambique: 80 morts selon le dernier bilan" (in French). La Libre. 21 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Mozambique : 80 personnes décèdent dans l'explosion d'un camion-citerne" (in French). Jeune Afrique. 21 November 2016.

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