Seychelles declares state of emergency after an explosion and major floods
A blast at an explosive store during the floods caused “massive damage”, the President said.
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A blast at an explosive store during the floods caused “massive damage”, the President said.
A huge blast at an explosives depot in Seychelles on Thursday injured 66 people and brought down buildings, prompting the country's "shocked" president to declare a state of emergency.
A blast at an explosives store wrecked buildings and caused massive damage to an industrial zone on the Seychelles' main island Mahe, officials said.
A blast at an explosives warehouse has caused massive damage to an industrial zone on the Seychelles' main island of Mahe. The country's president has declared a state of emergency.
'Following an explosion at the CCCL explosives store that has caused massive damage, the President has declared a State of Emergency for today the 7th December,' a statement said.