A MASSIVE explosion has ripped through the holiday island of the Seychelles flattening buildings and prompting mass evacuations.
The picturesque island’s authorities have declared a state of emergency after the enormous blast at around 2am local time.
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Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan has ordered everyone to stay indoors amid the devastation.
The president’s office warned the blast on the main island of Mahe had caused “massive damage”.
Mahe – the biggest of Seychelles 115 islands – is just 16 miles long and 10 miles wide, smaller than the Isle of Wight.
The small country is essentially at a standstill with at least 100 people hurt according to early figures.
Soldiers have been deployed to try and deal with the devastation, with one telling local media it is like a “war zone”.
“If this explosion had occurred during the day, there would have been many…
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