The death toll from the tanker truck explosion in Miragoâne, which occurred on Saturday, September 14, continues to rise. According to Emmanuel Pierre, Director General of Civil Protection, two more deaths have been reported at Sainte-Thérèse Hospital, along with one more at Saint-Boniface Hospital. "This brings the partial death toll to 27, with 42 severely burned individuals," Pierre stated during an interview on Magik 9, Monday, September 16, 2024.

"On the day of the tragedy, under the coordination of the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Public Health, Civil Protection, and partners such as the World Health Organization and Médecins Sans Frontières, a helicopter mission successfully transferred six critically burned victims to Port-au-Prince," Pierre recalled.