Roads less traveled multiply deforestation in the Amazon and beyond

James Cook University-led research has revealed secondary roads branching from major highways in tropical forests linked to ...
The Times Leader

Tanker Truck Blast Kills 220 In Congo

Dozens of people had descended on overturned truck hauling fuel to siphon the oil illegally. SANGE, Congo — A tanker truck hauling fuel on a rural eastern Congo highway overturned, gushing oil and ...
The Norman Transcript

UN says at least 220 dead in Congo oil explosion

A tanker truck hauling fuel on a rural eastern Congo highway overturned, gushing oil and exploding in a massive fireball that killed about 220 bystanders, including many who had been watching the ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Burn survivors recover from tanker blast in Congo

SANGE, Congo (AP) — Dozens of moaning and badly burned survivors from a massive tanker blast that killed at least 230 people recovered in hospitals and clinics across eastern Congo on Sunday, two days ...
The Eagle

Oil explosion in Congo kills at least 220 bystanders

SANGE, Congo -- A tanker truck hauling fuel on a rural eastern Congo highway overturned, gushing oil and exploding in a massive fireball that killed about 220 bystanders, including many who had been ...