Equatorial Guinea: Bata Explosions Emergency and Recovery Plan
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CRISIS OVERVIEW
On 7 March 2021, a series of explosions were recorded at the armory of the Nkuantoma gendarmerie and military barracks in Bata, the economic capital of Equatorial Guinea.
According to official records, 107 people lost their lives due to the explosions, which also caused extensive damage to residential areas and in the military compound. More than 700 people were wounded, including women and children in the army barracks as well as in the residential areas near the military compound.
According to UNITAR’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) satellite imagery and rapid assessments conducted, it is estimated that around 600 structures were damaged within an initial radius of approximately 800m, of which about 238 structures have been destroyed.
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A demining expert removes a UXO unit in Kampong Cham province’s Kampong Siem district on May 3. CMAC
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In the first four months of this year, Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) cleared more than 35 million square metres of land, detecting and destroying over 15,000 landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO), according to CMAC director-general Heng Ratana.
Ratana said CMAC also held 5,818 information session to instruct groups on landmines and other munitions leftover from wars. The sessions reached almost 200,000 households.
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