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- Infra-red satellite images show destruction of 'densely populated' towns
- Estimated 2,500 people killed, and more than 3,700 structures were razed
- Extremist group, Boko Haram, decimated towns of Baga and Doron Baga
- One of the towns 'nearly wiped off the map', says Amnesty International
- Survivors describe fleeing over dead bodies of people 'killed like insects'
- One witness says terrorists shot and killed a woman who was in labour
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PUBLISHED: 00:34 GMT, 15 January 2015 | UPDATED: 05:04 GMT
The destruction caused by Islamist militants in Nigeria when they slaughtered an estimated 2,500 people, have been revealed in shocking new satellite images.
Terror group Boko Haram outraged the world last week when they indiscriminately murdered innocent men, women and children as they attacked the towns of Baga and Doron Baga.
Now, new images obtained by Amnesty International show how the towns were devastated by the assault - with more than 3,700 structures including houses and schools completely destroyed.
In the pictures taken beforehand, the areas in red show buildings and trees in the densely packed towns in the north of the country.
But in the pictures taken after the massacre, they have been decimated and the infra-red satellite images instead reveal grey areas where the militants savagely razed the towns.
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Before: Infra-red images show the densely populated village of Doron Baga on January 2 - before the attack
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After: This image taken on January 7, following Boko Haram's assault, shows the village transformed by death and destruction
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Destruction: It's estimated that 2,500 people were killed and over 3,000 buildings were razed to the ground
Premium Times how he managed to flee Baga with one of his wives - but does not know if his four children, his second wife or his elder brother managed to escape.
He said: 'We saw dead bodies especially, on the islands of Lake Chad where fishermen had settled. Several persons were killed there like insects.'
Mr Takakumi said the Islamic extremists opened fire on vessels carrying fleeing residents across the lake.
Daniel Eyre, Nigeria researcher for Amnesty International, said this was the 'largest and most destructive' Boko Haram assault his organisation has ever analysed.
He added: 'These detailed images show devastation of catastrophic proportions in two towns, one of which was almost wiped off the map in the space of four days.
'It represents a deliberate attack on civilians whose homes, clinics and schools are now burnt out ruins.
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Wave of terror: The yellow dots in this satellite image, taken after Boko Haram's onslaught on Baga, show around 620 structures damaged in the attack
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Razed: A similar image shows the compete destruction of the neighbouring village of Doron Baga - also known as Doro Gowon
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Read more: The horrific aftermath of Boko Haram attack on Nigerian villages: Before and after satellite images reveal destruction caused by militants in attack that killed 2,500 people | Daily Mail Online
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