Current Events > Significant devastation after multiple explosions in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.

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https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1368617900454653954?s=19


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If this were Pars or some other first world shithole y'all be posting condolences and sending them aid. Way to go CE I am disappoint

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What happened?

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its hard to judge the scale but that looked horrifying like the middle of a warzone. any guesses on the cause yet?

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Talk2DaHand posted...

If this were Pars or some other first world shithole y'all be posting condolences and sending them aid. Way to go CE I am disappoint

lol...get off the moral high horse. talk about butthurt his topic wasnt flooded with posts in less than 20 minutes

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Jesus what the fuck happened?

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SSJCAT posted...

What happened?

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.
Equatorial Guinea's largest city and main economic hub Bata was hit by four explosions on Sunday, local eyewitnesses reported. The cause of the blasts remains unknown.
The Ministry of Health said that at least 300 people had been injured, and that many were feared dead or trapped under the rubble. It said on Twitter that the explosion occured at a military barracks, where local media reported that thousands of people had been living.
State broadcaster TVGE reported that practically all of the houses in the military zone, as well as most of the houses nearby, had been damaged by the explosion. Reporters on the ground also reported seeing hospitals full with many wounded women and children
The health department told medical workers to head to hospitals, which were reportedly overwhelmed.
Local media reported that the vice president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue had arrived at the scene of the explosion.
"Pain has hit Equatorial Guinea again right in the middle of its fight against the coronavirus pandemic with explosions this Sunday in the Rapid Intervention Barracks in Nkoantoma, in city of Bata. From here, I express my sincere grief for the victims," the vice president tweetd.
What we know so far

• There were four explosions at an army barracks in the major city of Bata
• The initial explosion happened at 1 p.m. local time (1200 UTC/GMT)
• The explosions caused widespread damage
• Hospitals have been overwhelmed as hundreds of people have been injured
• Phone lines and internet are largely down in the city

Bodies pulled from rubble
Local television showed people pulling bodies from rubble, some of which were carried away wrapped in bed sheets, Reuters reported.
Phone lines and internet were reportedly down, but some people were able to share unverified images of the destruction on social media.

https://amp.dw.com/en/equatorial-guineas-largest-city-bata-rocked-by-explosions/a-56800173?maca=en-Twitter-sharing&__twitter_impression=true

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SSJCAT posted...

What happened?

Reports say the explosions were centered on an army barracks so best guess right now is improperly-stored munitions or other materials.
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Talk2DaHand posted...

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.
Equatorial Guinea's largest city and main economic hub Bata was hit by four explosions on Sunday, local eyewitnesses reported. The cause of the blasts remains unknown.
The Ministry of Health said that at least 300 people had been injured, and that many were feared dead or trapped under the rubble. It said on Twitter that the explosion occured at a military barracks, where local media reported that thousands of people had been living.
State broadcaster TVGE reported that practically all of the houses in the military zone, as well as most of the houses nearby, had been damaged by the explosion. Reporters on the ground also reported seeing hospitals full with many wounded women and children
The health department told medical workers to head to hospitals, which were reportedly overwhelmed.
Local media reported that the vice president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue had arrived at the scene of the explosion.
"Pain has hit Equatorial Guinea again right in the middle of its fight against the coronavirus pandemic with explosions this Sunday in the Rapid Intervention Barracks in Nkoantoma, in city of Bata. From here, I express my sincere grief for the victims," the vice president tweetd.
What we know so far
* There were four explosions at an army barracks in the major city of Bata
* The initial explosion happened at 1 p.m. local time (1200 UTC/GMT)
* The explosions caused widespread damage
* Hospitals have been overwhelmed as hundreds of people have been injured
* Phone lines and internet are largely down in the city
Bodies pulled from rubble
Local television showed people pulling bodies from rubble, some of which were carried away wrapped in bed sheets, Reuters reported.
Phone lines and internet were reportedly down, but some people were able to share unverified images of the destruction on social media.

https://amp.dw.com/en/equatorial-guineas-largest-city-bata-rocked-by-explosions/a-56800173?maca=en-Twitter-sharing&__twitter_impression=true

From the article;

Another user shared an unverified video that they described as "images of the military barracks of Nkoantoma, Bata, epicenter of the explosion which rocked Bata this afternoon.

It might be a similar situation to the Beirut explosion.

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Official cause currently given is that nearby farmers burning their fields caught the barracks buildings on fire, and said buildings contained improperly-stored dynamite which proceeded to explode.
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Bio1590 posted...

Official cause currently given is that nearby farmers burning their fields caught the barracks buildings on fire, and said buildings contained improperly-stored dynamite which proceeded to explode.

Woah that sucks

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