Ammo dump explodes in Congo, killing 200 - Polidicks

[url]http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/05/world/africa/congo-explosion/index.html?hpt=wo_c2[/url] [release] [b]Video in source[/b] (CNN) -- A series of explosions at an ammunition depot killed 200 people and wounded about 2,000 more in Brazzaville, the capital of Africa's Republic of Congo, Congolese officials said Monday. The explosions occurred shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday (2 a.m. ET) when a fire at the depot set off a cache of tank shells, said Betu Bangana, director of protocol for President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. Bangana said at least 200 people had been confirmed dead by Monday morning, and many bodies may be "unfindable." Ministry of Information press attache Bruno Impene said hospitals were overflowing, with the wounded lying in the corridors. The blasts destroyed numerous homes in the neighborhoods surrounding the installation, Bangana said. The force of the explosions broke windows up to 5 km (3 miles) away in Kinshasa, the capital of the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo. The DRC's military responded by putting tanks and troops on the streets and the banks of the Congo River, which separates the two cities, until it became clear that no attack on the capital was under way. Impene said a short circuit the suspected cause of the fire. Authorities are treating the blaze as accidental, Bangana said.[/release]

And the sad part? The governments of the world will not give a single fuck

Are we sure it wasn't Michael Bay filming his next blockbuster?

Jeez... That's terrible.

[QUOTE=ratman_122;35015960]Are we sure it wasn't Michael Bay filming his next blockbuster?[/QUOTE] I laughed. Then I felt bad.

That's a pretty serious number.

Broke windows up to 5 km away, damn that would be scary

[QUOTE=shingda;35015956]And the sad part? The governments of the world will not give a single fuck[/QUOTE] Uhh not trying to be heartless but why would they? It's not their country that is affected.

200 people. That's intense. The irony of their military response would be funny if it weren't tragic.

bongo bongo i don't want to leave the con- [img]http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120304044802-congo-explosions-story-top.jpg[/img]

I'm imagining when an ammo box catches on fire in Farcry 2, but times 1000.

[QUOTE=shingda;35015956]And the sad part? The governments of the world will not give a single fuck[/QUOTE] The government: "Oh my God this is horrible news! We are going to have to spend more money all the ammo we just wasted."

jesus 200+2000? people? was it in a city or something?

how the hell do 200 people die in an ammo dump explosion

[QUOTE]Brazzaville[/QUOTE] :D

[QUOTE=LCBADs;35016366]how the hell do 200 people die in an ammo dump explosion[/QUOTE]Large yeild weapons and/or poor safety.

Probably a thousand lives spared in the process.

[QUOTE=shingda;35015956]And the sad part? The governments of the world will not give a single fuck[/QUOTE] As if it is every other country's problem? Just because it is extremely tragic does not mean other powers need to get their hands involved in it. Hurray stupidly sensationalist posts.

I feel bad that I thought of Far Cry 2.

This is actually a good thing considering these ammos could've been shot at civilians and instead they blew up the bad guys.

[QUOTE=gRuKz;35020431]This is actually a good thing considering these ammos could've been shot at civilians and instead they blew up the bad guys.[/QUOTE] "The blasts destroyed numerous homes in the neighborhoods surrounding the installation, Bangana said." I don't think those were bad guys.

[QUOTE=gRuKz;35020431]This is actually a good thing considering these ammos could've been shot at civilians and instead they blew up the bad guys.[/QUOTE] Because everyone in Africa is a corrupt warlord...

I heard an interview from a lady and she said they counted only 90 bodies (i mean a fuck ton, but it's not hundreds), Also the ammo dump was located by residential areas and a hospital, just shows the excellent planning that the governments do in third world countries.

[QUOTE=bull3tmagn3t;35021329]I heard an interview from a lady and she said they counted only 90 bodies (i mean a fuck ton, but it's not hundreds), Also the ammo dump was located by residential areas and a hospital, just shows the excellent planning that the governments do in third world countries.[/QUOTE] It says in the article that many of the bodies will likely not be found (probably due to being blown to bits)