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Explosion in Guinea
A huge explosion occurred at the main oil terminal in Guinea's capital Conakry on 18 December. Reports from the area are saying there have been at least eight casualties, dozens wounded, damage to nearby homes and many people have been forced to flee the area.
The explosion was caused by a fire which broke out at around midnight local time, and was still raging hours later. It is unclear what started the blaze.
Authorities have ordered schools in the city to close and urged workers to stay at home, there are also concerns over a potential fuel shortage.
Tipo de evento: | Oil Spill, explosive event |
Local do evento: | Guinea |
Data da Ativação da Carta: | 2023-12-18 |
Tempo de Ativação da Carta: | 13:49 |
Zona de Tempo da Ativação da Carta: | UTC+01:00 |
Requisitante da Carta: | UNITAR on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROWCA) |
ID da Ativação: | 854 |
Gerenciamento de projeto: | Teodoro Hunger (UNITAR/UNOSAT) |
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Preliminary Damage Assessment after the Explosion in Conakry, Guinea
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Direitos autorais: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
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Adquirida: 20/12/2023
Fonte: Pleiades
Categoria: Reference Map
Preliminary Damage Assessment after the Explosion in Conakry, Guinea
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Direitos autorais: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Report produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT.
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Adquirida: 19/12/2023
Fonte: Pleiades
Categoria: Delineation Map
A map of the affected population and buildings around the Guinean Petroleum Company (SGP) site in Conakry, Guinea
Direitos autorais: Includes Pleiades material © CNES (2023), Distribution Airbus DS.
Map produced by UNITAR/UNOSAT.
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Adquirida: 19/12/2023
Fonte: Pleiades
Categoria: Reference Map
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