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The search is on for survivors after a series of powerful explosions in Equatorial Guinea. At least twenty people were killed. Hundreds more have been injured.
The blasts tore apart a military base in the country’s most populous city, Bata. Residential areas near the base were also obliterated, trapping people under rubble.
The country’s foreign minister has called for international assistance in dealing with the disaster.
In the city of Bata, the largest in Equatorial Guinea, residents are in shock over the disaster that struck in their midst.
According to the government, dynamite exploded in the city’s military barracks, setting of a series of blasts that left few buildings in Bata undamaged.
In flattened neighborhoods, survivors are pulled from the rubble. They are brought to hospitals suddenly overwhelmed with people injured by the multiple explosions.
Over half of Equatorial Guinea’s 1.4 million inhabitants live in Bata. The powerful blasts have shaken not just the city, but the entire country.
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Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country located on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. As of 2015, the country had a population of 1,225,367.
Equatorial Guinea consists of two parts, an insular and a mainland region. The insular region consists of the islands of Bioko (formerly Fernando Pó) in the Gulf of Guinea and Annobón, a small volcanic island which is the only part of the country south of the equator. Bioko Island is the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea and is the site of the country’s capital, Malabo. The Portuguese-speaking island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is located between Bioko and Annobón. The mainland region, Río Muni, is bordered by Cameroon on the north and Gabon on the south and east. It is the location of Bata, Equatorial Guinea’s largest city, and Ciudad de la Paz, the country’s planned future capital. Rio Muni also includes several small offshore islands, such as Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico. The country is a member of the African Union, Francophonie, OPEC and the CPLP.
Since the mid-1990s, Equatorial Guinea has become one of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest oil producers.
Guinea is a country in West Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Formerly known as French Guinea (French: Guinée française), the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from other countries with “Guinea” in the name.
It’s known for the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, in the southeast. The reserve protects a forested mountain range rich in native plants and animals, including chimpanzees and the viviparous toad. On the coast, the capital city, Conakry, is home to the modern Grand Mosque and the National Museum.
