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Hargeisa: Huge fire destroys market in Somali breakaway region

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Fierce flames tore through the Waheen market in Hargeisa late on Friday, sending huge clouds of smoke billowing into the night sky. More than two dozen people were injured, but no one died, officials said. Mayor Abdikarim Ahmed Moge said the town has "never witnessed such a massive calamity" Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but is not recognized as a state by the international community.

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Deutsche Welle

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Fire destroys Somaliland wholesale market | DW | 02.04.2022

Politicians in Somaliland have appealed for aid to help store owners who lost everything in a massive blaze at the central market in Hargeisa. The market is said to account for up to half the city's economy.

3 years ago·Bonn, Germany

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VOA News

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Fire Sweeps Northern Somalia Market; 28 Injured

Fire the in city of Hargeisa broke out as locals observed the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

3 years ago·United States

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Bloomberg

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Hargeisa: Huge fire destroys market in Somali breakaway region

3 years ago·United States

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Africa News

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Huge fire destroys market in Somaliland capital | Africanews

A fire in Hargeisa's main market destroyed hundreds of businesses, the cause of the blaze is still unknown.

3 years ago·Pointe-Noire, Congo

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News24

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Hargeisa: Huge fire destroys market in Somali breakaway region

Waheen market, home to an estimated 2 000 shops and stalls, was gutted by the fire which started on Friday evening.

3 years ago·South Africa

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Inferno Destroys Market In Breakaway Somali Region

A massive blaze has destroyed the central market in the northern Somali city of Hargeisa, wiping out hundreds of small businesses, officials said on Saturday.

3 years ago·New York, United States

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