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By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN Updated 2:10 PM ET, Mon March 8, 2021 (CNN)At least 31 people died in multiple explosions at a military base in the port city of Bata, in Equatorial Guinea, the Central African countrys health ministry confirmed in a statement on social media Monday. More than 400 were injured and many missing under the rubble, the ministry had said after the huge blasts on Sunday. ⚠️Datos de la emergencia sanitaria en Bata: ��Cifra oficial de 31 fallecid...

At least 31 people died in multiple explosions at a military base in the port city of Bata, in Equatorial Guinea, the Central African country's health ministry confirmed in a statement on social media Monday.

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A series of large explosions at a military base that killed at least 15 people in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday were the result of negligence related to the use of dynamite, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said.

The TVGE channel broadcast footage of wrecked and burning buildings, people - including children - being pulled from the rubble and the wounded lying on a hospital floor.

The cause of the blasts was not yet known. A defence official told television station TVGE that authorities had ruled out an attack.

The city of Bata was rocked by a series of explosions at a military barracks on Sunday The Health Ministry said 17 deaths have been registered and at least 420 people had been injured, while many are feared to be trapped under the rubble Hospitals are reportedly overwhelmed and appeals have been launched for blood donations and volunteers  The cause of the blasts, which levelled homes in the Mondong Nkuantoma de Bata neighbourhood, is unknown

A series of large explosions at a military base rocked the city of Bata in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, killing at least 20 people and injuring hundreds, local television station TVGE said. The cause of the blasts was not yet known. A defence official told television station TVGE that authorities had ruled out an attack. TVGE showed teams pulling people from piles of rubble,