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A massive explosion at an industrial zone on Seychelles’ main island, Mahé, left the place looking “as if we went through a war”, President Wavel Ramkalawan has said.

The blast, along with flooding caused by heavy rains, led to a state of emergency being declared, which has now been lifted.

Earlier on Thursday President Ramkalawan ordered everyone except essential workers to stay at home.

“For the last 10 years there were major concerns about the stock of explosives [being held],” President Ramkalawan is quoted by the Seychelles Nation newspaper as saying.

Exceptionally heavy rain overnight has caused severe flooding and landslides, adding to pressure on the island’s response teams.

President Ramkalawan called the twin disasters a “calamity” for the country and appealed for people to show solidarity to those affected.

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