About 900 people are still living in emergency shelters after the devastating explosion in Equatorial Guinea a week ago. Several countries have now sent emergency aid. Little is yet clear about the cause of the explosion.
It was nothing less than a wave of fire, Jesus Nguema Nguema looks back on the disaster. His neighborhood in the port city of Bata was almost completely destroyed by the explosion. The father of seven children was not at home at the time. He tells Reuters news agency that it is a miracle that his children have managed to “get out of that burning oven”. The family now lives in an emergency shelter, just like 900 others. There are also children who have lost their families.
The explosion killed 107 people and injured 612 residents. Emergency aid was launched last week. The Israeli military is deploying medical personnel and helping African engineers investigate the cause of the explosion. Former colonizer of Spain sent help and today drew the government has an aid agreement with Venezuela, with which it has close ties because of the oil trade.
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