THE Beirut port explosion has killed 137 people so far, left dozens missing and at least 5,000 wounded, a Lebanese health ministry spokesperson said today.
Tuesday’s explosion obliterated part of the port and caused damage over a wide radius in the heart of the city, prompting fears the final death toll could be higher. – August 6, 2020.
A Lebanese couple inspect the damage to their house in an area overlooking the destroyed Beirut port in the aftermath of a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital. – AFP pic, August 6, 2020.A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Beirut. – AFP pic, August 6, 2020.A wounded boy lies on the ground amid debris as smoke billows in the background after a massive explosion that hit the Beirut port. – AFP pic, August 6, 2020.A man carries an injured girl while walking through debris past in the Achrafiyeh district in Beirut following an explosion at the nearby port. – AFP pic, August 6, 2020.A helicopter tries to put out multiple fires at the scene of the massive explosion that hit Beirut’s port. – AFP pic, August 6, 2020.A grain silo has been and a boat burnt boat at Beirut’s harbour, two days after a powerful twin explosion tore through Lebanon’s capital, resulting from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at the port. – AFP pic, August 6, 2020.An aftermath of the twin explosion at the Beirut port. – AFP pic, August 6, 2020.An injured man lies at the back of a car before being rushed away from the scene after the explosion at the Beirut port. – AFP pic, August 6, 2020.The massive damage done to Beirut port’s grain silos (centre) and the area around it after a mega-blast tore through the harbour two days ago. – AFP pic, August 6, 2020.A view of a damaged building after an explosion at the Beirut port. Authorities say the blast was caused by a huge cache of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse at the harbour. – EPA pic, August 6, 2020.
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