A series of explosions at a military armoury in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, has killed at least 72 people and injured hundreds.
The government said the blasts were triggered by high temperatures yesterday.
The explosions sent mortars and rockets flying into the Malhazine residential area near the city's airport, which authorities closed.
About 20 tonnes of military equipment, some of it dating back to the country's civil war in the 1970s and 1980s, was being stored at the military site.
President Armando Guebuza called off a visit to South Africa on Friday because of the disaster. He was expected to hold a news conference later after visiting some of the injured in hospital.
Authorities said they did not know when the airport, the busiest in the country, would reopen.
The incident is the second this year in which explosions rocked the Maputo armoury. No one died in blasts in January, which the government also blamed on soaring temperatures.
Temperatures yesterday hit a high of 36 Celsius, according to Mozambique Radio.
