At least six people were killed and dozens injured on Monday when a fuel truck exploded in southwestern Libya, medics said. An official at the main hospital in Sebha, southern Libya’s main city, told AFP six people had died. The hospital’s management said on Facebook that “more than 50 wounded were admitted to Sebha hospital”, without indicating the number of deaths. “We have ordered a crisis cell to urgently transfer the wounded to major hospitals,” he said. Libya has Africa’s largest proven oil reserves, but chronic corruption and theft for smuggling to neighbouring countries means that the pumps often run dry.

Source: Libya Today August 01, 2022 16:10 UTC