'Poor Haiti, one thing after another,' pope says of deadly blast

FILE PHOTO: People stand amidst the remains of poor dwellings that were destroyed when a fuel truck exploded in the neighbourhood killing dozens of people, in Cap Haitien, Haiti December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday asked for prayers for the victims of a fuel truck explosion that killed at least 60 people in Haiti, lamenting that the country was being hit by one tragedy after another.

"Poor Haiti, one thing after another," Francis said at his weekly general audience. "They are a people who are suffering. Let us pray, pray for Haiti. They are good people, good people, religious people. But they are suffering much."