Numerous explosions at an ammunition dump has killed 123 people and wounded more than 2,000 more. There are estimated to be more than just the 123 people dead says the director of protocol, Betu Bangana. He says that "many bodies may be 'unfindable.' " The explosions happened in Brazzaville, the capital of Africa's Republic of Congo. The explosions happened early this morning when a short circuit caused a fire to break out at the dump and set off a cache of tank shells. Many homes have been destroyed in the neighborhoods surrounding the ammunition dump site, and hospitals are "overflowing" with people wounded from the explosions, with hospitals overcapacity and people lying in the hallways waiting for help. The explosions were so forceful that windows shattered in buildings up to 3 miles away in Kinasha, the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo. The DRC's military immediately responded by mobilizing tanks and troops on the banks of the Congo River, which separates the two countries. Only when it became clear that there was no actual attack did the DRC draw back its troops.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/04/world/africa/congo-explosion/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
by Rachel Foy
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