The president of Seychelles declared a state of emergency on Thursday after a huge blast at an explosives depot and flooding in other parts of the country's main island. Three people have died in the flooding, local media reported.
The explosion overnight in the industrial area of Providence, southeast of the capital, Victoria, caused “massage damage” to it and surrounding areas, President Wavel Ramkalawan's office said in a statement, which ordered the state of emergency. It ordered people to stay at home to give emergency services space to work.
