250 Dead in Nigeria: Pipeline Explodes on Scavengers
A leaking petroleum pipeline exploded in southern Nigeria, killing approximately 250 villagers who had gathered to collect spilled gasoline in buckets and jerry cans. The disaster exposed the desperate poverty that drove communities to risk their lives scavenging fuel from aging, poorly maintained infrastructure. Nigeria's oil wealth continued to bypass the rural populations living alongside its pipelines.
July 10, 2000
26 years ago
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