Coverage dated December 6, 2023

State of emergency in Seychelles as massive explosion causes chaos

Headline from Local News 8

By Jessie Gretener and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan issued a state of emergency Thursday after a blast at an explosives store injured scores of people and brought the country to a standstill. It is unclear if there were any casualties following the explosion.

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Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al Jazeera

    Seychelles declares state of emergency after flood and explosion (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The floods are the latest in a series of climate shocks recorded this year across East Africa.

  2. Bloomberg

    Seychelles Declares State of Emergency Over Explosion, Floods (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Seychelles declared a state of emergency after a blast at an explosives depot and following flooding caused by heavy rains.

  3. Voice of America

    Seychelles Declares State Of Emergency After Blast, Floods (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan declared a state of emergency on Thursday, ordering all citizens except essential workers to stay at home, after a blast at a store and flooding due to heavy rainfall, the presidency said. "Following an explosion at the CCCL explosives store that has...

  4. KTLA Los Angeles

    Seychelles declares an emergency after deadly flooding and a blast at an explosives depot (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    VICTORIA, Seychelles (AP) — The Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles declared a state of emergency Thursday after flooding killed three people and a huge blast at an explosives depot near the c…

  5. Local News 8

    State of emergency in Seychelles as massive explosion causes chaos (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Jessie Gretener and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan issued a state of emergency Thursday after a blast at an explosives store injured scores of people and brought the country to a standstill. It is unclear if there were any casualties following the explosion.

  6. CNN

    Seychelles President issues state of emergency following explosion at explosives store (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan issued a state of emergency for Thursday after an explosion at an explosives store caused “massive damage” in the Providence industrial area and surrounding areas, according to a press release from Ramkalawan’s office.

  7. The Republic

    Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion; at least 3 dead in separate flooding (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    VICTORIA, Seychelles (AP) — 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.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Seychelles declares emergency after explosion, flooding – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    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.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Seychelles under a state of emergency after explosion and flooding (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    A blast at an explosives depot in the Seychelles prompted the president to declare a state of emergency

  10. New York Times

    Seychelles Declares State of Emergency After Blast at Explosives Depot (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The explosion, which caused “massive damage,” followed destruction caused by recent flooding, authorities said.

  11. Fox News

    Seychelles declares state of emergency amid deadly flooding, explosives depot blast (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Seychelles declared a state of emergency Thursday after a large blast at an explosives depot further complicated the country's response to deadly flooding.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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