Energy storage fire in haiti

Are gangs blocking fuel shipments in Haiti?

Gangs are blocking fuel shipments - gangs that have become increasingly powerful in Haiti, filling the power vacuum created by all that recent turmoil. Everything from hospitals to cellphone towers are running out of gas. Linda Thelemaque is country director of the nonprofit Hope for Haiti. That's an aid organization.

Why is Haiti facing a fuel shortage?

Haiti is currently experiencing a severe fuel shortage due to the fact that powerful gangs have seized control of much of the fuel distribution around the country. The crisis comes in the wake of President Jovenel Moise's assassination earlier this year and the country's ongoing economic and political instability.

Did a fuel tanker explode in Haiti?

A fuel tanker exploded in northern Haiti, according to reports, resulting in the death of more than 60 people. The incident occurred in the city of Cap-Haïtien, and victims were trying to gather leaking fuel when it ignited. Local hospitals have been overwhelmed by those injured in the blast.

Did illegal fuel storage cause a fire in Port-de-Paix?

PORT-DE-PAIX — Two people have died in a third fire caused by the illegal storage of fuel in a Port-de-Paix locality, Le Nouvelliste reported, bringing to three the number of fatal fires involving fuel seen in Haiti in four days. Among the dead from the Dec. 14 fire in Dèletan are an older woman and a baby. Their names have not yet been released.

Why is Haiti struggling to modernise its energy sector?

Haiti’s recent battles to modernise its energy sector serve as a stark lesson for how fraught the business of energy transition can be. In the wake of the scandal, the struggle to provide Haiti’s 11 million people with reliable energy – and the desire to attract foreign investment to do so – has taken on an evermore politically charged hue.

How long does a power outage last in Haiti?

Power outages in some areas of the country can last for weeks, while in neighbourhoods near Haiti’s National Palace in downtown Port-au-Prince – always politically restive – jerry-rigged siphoning of current has gone on for decades as successive governments dare not act against it.