Blasts Kill 105, Injures 600 in Equatorial Guinea, 3-Day Mourning Declared Published March 10th, 2021 - 01:00 GMT
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Following the explosions, Foreign Minister Simeon Oyono Esono Angue pleaded for international support and described the situation as catastrophic.
Equatorial Guineans are observing a three-day national mourning to pay tribute to the victims of Sunday’s explosions that have claimed at least 105 lives so far and injured over 600.
On Wednesday, flags were flown at half-mast as instructed by the government in a decree late Tuesday.
“On March 10, 11, 12, the national flag will fly at half-mast at all military bases and on official buildings,” the decree said.
Explosions kill 98 people in barracks in Equatorial Guinea
Explosions kill 98 people in barracks in Equatorial Guinea
Malabo, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) At least 98 people were killed and 615 were injured in a series of explosions in a military facility in Bata, the main economic hub in Equatorial Guinea, the Government confirmed on Tuesday.
In a statement read to the press to update the number of victims, Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue said that 615 people were injured, including 316 who were discharged. He added that 299 injured remain at Bata Regional Hospital, La Paz Medical Center and Guinea Salud Polyclinic, said the vice president, who visited the victims in several Equatorial Guinean health centers on Monday.