Death toll rises to 98 after Equatorial Guinea explosions
At least 615 people injured in blast at military base that damaged almost all homes and buildings in Bata
07 March 2021 - 22:31
Malabo — The death toll from a series of explosions in a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea has risen to 98, the health ministry said on Monday after volunteers searched the rubble for bodies.
At least 615 people were injured in the blasts on Sunday, which started with a fire at the Nkoantoma Military Base in the coastal city of Bata, according to the defence ministry...
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