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A huge explosion occurred at an industrial zone on Mahé, the main island of Seychelles, on Wednesday, leaving the area looking “as if we went through a war”, President Wavel Ramkalawan says, according to BBC. The devastating blast, and heavy rains causing flooding, led to a state of emergency being declared, later lifted. What happened The explosion, which happened around 02:00 local time, originated from a construction and quarrying company storing explosives in four containers. “For the last 10 years there were major concerns about the stock of explosives [being held],” President Ramkalawan …

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