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Death toll soars to 98 after arms depot explosions in Equatorial Guinea’s largest city
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 10, 2021 09:06am |
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| Author | Max Bearak |
| News Date | Monday, March 8, 2021 08:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Four massive explosions at a military camp in Equatorial Guinea’s largest city on Sunday have caused at least 98 deaths, the country’s Health Ministry said Monday evening. Almost 300 people remained hospitalized.
The blasts in the port city of Bata sent giant plumes of smoke into the air and destroyed dozens of buildings. Images broadcast on state-run television showed injured residents fleeing through the aftermath. Some seemed to be carrying bodies.
In a statement read by TVGE’s broadcasters Sunday night, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema called the incident an “accident” and blamed it on the “negligence” of those tasked with guarding stores of dynamite and munitions. He ordered an investigation and asked the international community for help in rebuilding parts of the city that had been destroyed. |
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