On the volcanic slopes of Fogo Island in Cape Verde, a passenger bus came to a catastrophic end, taking at least 25 lives with it. The island, home to some 5,000 souls connected by narrow mountain roads and shared vehicles, has long carried the quiet risk that comes when difficult terrain meets limited infrastructure. This tragedy — one of the deadliest in the archipelago's recent memory — now compels a reckoning with the conditions that made it possible.
At least 25 dead in bus crash on Cape Verde's Fogo Island
At least 25 people died in the bus crash on Fogo Island.