Hundreds of Dead and Injured after Explosion in the Congo

Around 1500 people were injured and at least 200 people died after five heavy explosions of a munitions depot Brazzaville, Congo from 08H00 (07H00 GMT) to 10:45.

The cause of the incident occurred following a fire in two ammunition depots in the barracks Mpila, east of Brazzaville.

Due to overcrowding in the private and public clinics, hundreds of people were treated in the streets. The explosions were felt in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Brazzaville separated by the Congo River.

(BG)