These before and after aerial shots show the devastation left behind by the massive explosion of the military complex in Equatorial Guinea

These before and after aerial shots show the devastation left behind by the massive explosion of the military complex in Equatorial Guinea

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The center of the explosion in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, where a shooting range was set on fire, has led to several explosions that have killed and injured hundreds. Satellite Image © 2021 Maxar Technologies.

  • A massive explosion rocked a military complex in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, on March 9, 2021.

  • According to local government, at least 105 people have been killed and more than 600 injured.

  • These before and after aerial photos show the sheer scale of the destruction.

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A seismic blast shook a military complex in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, on March 9, killing at least 105 people and wounding more than 600, according to CNN.

The local government blames farmers for starting fires, as well as a military unit that guards the dynamite supplies that were lit and led to the huge explosion. While firefighters and medics searched the rubble for survivors of the hours-long blasts, the government declared the radius of the blast site a disaster area and announced three days of national mourning beginning Wednesday.

State television broadcasters have requested information about missing individuals near the blast, and the death toll is expected to rise as the incident is investigated, according to CNN.

Aerial photo before and after shots show the extent of the destruction left behind by the explosions.

FRONT: Here is a view of the military complex in Bata from 2020.

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Satellite Image © 2021 Maxar Technologies.

The military complex Bata, which contains the ammunition depot in the middle of the explosion, is pictured here on August 2020. Houses and military barracks surround the complex.

NA: The impact of the March 9 explosions on the military complex is clearly visible.

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FOR: A closer look at the complex before the explosion.

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This zoomed in before the recording shows the military complex in the middle of the blast on 7 August 2020.

AFTER: Buildings can be reduced to rubble.

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This aerial photo, pictured after the March 9, 2021 explosion, equally shows buildings and plumes of smoke from explosions that lasted hours after an ammunition depot caught fire.

FRONT: Military barracks and buildings depicted in 2020.

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Satellite Image © 2021 Maxar Technologies.

These barracks were completely destroyed here on 7 August 2020 here in the Bata explosion.

NA: Military barracks and buildings after the explosion in 2021.

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Satellite Image © 2021 Maxar Technologies.

The same set of barracks, pictured on March 9, 2021, the day of the explosion. The government is still searching for hundreds of missing individuals.

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