An electric transformer exploded, causing panic among thousands of students. Of these, 29 people were killed and 280 injured | Credit: Rolf Steve Domia-Leu/Rfi
In a country where civilians frequently killed victims of national conflict, thousands of young students were sitting at Baccalaureate schools in the Central African Republic as the smoke exploded loudly, followed by smoke, the BBC reported Thursday.
“The noise of the explosion combined with smoke” sparked an alarm among around 6,000 students sitting in Baccalaurea at a school in the capital, Bangui, local radio station Ndeke Luka reported. According to To the BBC.
Thousands of students panicked and began running for life, 29 children were crushed and another 280 injured, the hospital director told the UK broadcast outlet. Due to the tragic incident, Fauston Archange Tuadera, the president of African countries, declared a period of mourning for the people. Touadéra also ordered nearly 300 injured students to receive free hospital treatment.
Electric transformer explosion
The BBC explained that thousands of children were at the Lycée Barthélé my Boganda for a baccalaureate test.
The country’s Ministry of Education said the explosion occurred after power was restored to the power transformer on the first floor of the main building. At that point the transformer had been repaired.
on facebook statement, Education Minister Aurelien-Simplice Kongbelet-Zimgas said, “I express my sincere sadness to the parents of the affected candidates and hope for a quick recovery for the injured candidates.” The incident caused the Minister to halt further examinations.
Radio France International I talked to one of the survivor whose face was covered in blood after he climbed out the window.
“The students wanted to save their lives. When they ran away, they saw death because there were so many people and the door was small. No one could leave,” one witness told a French news radio outlet.
The Central African Republic is experiencing political instability and security challenges.
Government forces supported by Russian mercenaries are fighting an armed group that threatens to overthrow Tuadera’s regime.
There’s a reason to panic
Since gaining independence in 1960, 0 Carr has experienced decades of violence and instability, including six coups. situation.
Despite repeated efforts to achieve peace and disarmament, a rebellion led by the Seleka army (a coalition of mainly Muslim groups) seized the capital of Bangui and expelled François Bojize’s government in 2013.
The UN Security Council established a peacekeeping force in automobiles in April 2014. However, the humanitarian crisis in automobiles continues to worsen, with around 70% of the population in extreme poverty and around 3.4 million people need assistance. The leakage from the civil war in neighbouring Sudan has also exacerbated the situation in African countries.
“Since the new conflict began in 2013, thousands have been killed and the number of refugees has reached 750,000.
