The death toll is likely to rise in the coming hours, as several of the injured are being treated in critical condition
At least nine people were killed and 46 injured in the chain explosions that took place on the night of Tuesday into Wednesday at ammunition depots in the capital of Chadas announced by the Minister of Health of the African country, Abdelmajid Abderrahim. He did not hide his concern that the death toll could rise in the coming hours, as several of the injured were hospitalized in critical condition.
Operations affected after huge explosion at the ammunition depot in Goudji, a district located not far from N’Djamena International Airport (NDJ/FTTJ), Chad. The explosion left numerous projectiles on the Runway, resulting in its closure.#airport pic.twitter.com/IoKjRf6lQ9
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The successive explosions turned night into day in the capital Djamena, while stray shells from the military base’s ammunition depots hit houses and many residents rushed to flee the area in fear.
In the morning, the country’s president, Mahamat Idriss Deby, visited the area that resembled a bombed-out landscape, with wrecked vehicles and tattered sheet metal scattered around a huge crater.
Source :Skai
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