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Deadly Explosions Rock Equatorial Guinea City of Bata

Over 105 people have died from injuries sustained in a series of explosions, Equatorial Guinea's health ministry said after volunteers searched the rubble for bodies. The new death toll is more than triple the earlier estimate of 31 killed in the Sunday afternoon blasts at a military complex in the coastal city of Bata. At least 615 people were injured, the health ministry wrote on Twitter, citing the vice-presidency. Four explosions rocked the Central African country's largest city and main economic hub on Sunday. A fire near a weapons depot at the city's Nkoantoma Military Base is believed to have caused the blasts.

Equatorial Guinea: International Aid Starts Arriving in Bata After Blasts

RFI, 10 March 2021

A number of countries have arrived on the scene in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, to help the government with rescue services three days after a blast at the barracks in the centre of… Read more »
Equatorial Guinea: WHO Mobilizes Emergency Team After Deadly Blasts

OCHA, 10 March 2021

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Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea - Seek Independent Inquiry of Blast

HRW, 10 March 2021

International Support Should Go Directly to Affected People, Not Government Read more »
Equatorial Guinea: Death Toll From Bata Explosion Climbs to Over 100

DW, 9 March 2021

The number of people killed in the blasts in Bata more than tripled from the initial estimates. The president attributed the explosions to "negligence" and ordered a probe into the… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Sends Condolences to Equatorial Guinea President After Explosions

This Day, 8 March 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with his Equatorial Guinea counterpart, President Teodoro Obiang Mbasogo, over the explosions at a military base in Bata which has wreaked… Read more »
Equatorial Guinea: Country's Largest City Bata Rocked By Explosions

DW, 7 March 2021

A series of explosions has injured hundreds of people in the city of Bata in Equatorial Guinea. Many more are feared to be trapped under the rubble. Read more »
Equatorial Guinea: 5 Surprising Facts About Equatorial Guinea

DW, 8 March 2021

The deadly blasts that rocked Equatorial Guinea on Sunday have shone a spotlight on a country that rarely makes the news. Here are five things you might not have known about the… Read more »