Equatorial Guinea

Bata explosion: Equatorial Guinea death toll rises to 98

Another 615 people were injured, with 299 still in hospital.

The blasts hit a military base in the country's main city, Bata. Officials blame badly stored dynamite along with stubble burning by nearby farmers.

The death toll, updated after volunteers spent Monday searching the wreckage for bodies, is more than triple the initial estimate of 31.

Three young children were found alive and taken to hospital.

Almost all buildings and homes in the city suffered "huge damage", President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said.

Equatorial Guinea's VP Obiang's cars seized in Switzerland

Teodorin Obiang Nguema, the son of the country's president, is accused of money laundering. He has not commented.

Swiss authorities have seized 11 cars in total.

Among them was reportedly a Porsche valued at more than $830,000 (£667,000) and a Bugatti Veyron which sells for $2m (£1.7m).

The accused is due in court next year in France on similar charges, which he denies.

Prosecutors in Geneva say he has plundered his country's oil wealth to buy luxuries, including a private jet and Michael Jackson memorabilia.