- Aerial footage broadcast by Sky News show the full scale of the explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday.
- The latest reports suggests that thousands were injured and at least 100 were killed.
- The government said the blast was caused by a stockpile of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been kept at the port for years.
- Numerous hospitals were damaged in the explosion, meaning they could not treat many of those injured who needed medical care.
- The blast comes as Lebanon struggles under the weight of an economic crisis made many times worse by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
- Scroll down to see the full fly-over video of the scene.
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This aerial footage shows the full scale of the destruction caused by a massive explosion in Beirut.
For the latest on this blast in Lebanon, head here: https://t.co/XdrK6TQwiy pic.twitter.com/1nlrKYolQN
— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 5, 2020
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- ‘I have never seen a tragedy so huge’: 2 people in Beirut describe being caught up in the massive explosion that devastated the city
- Lebanon’s devastating blast came in the middle of an unprecedented economic crisis, frequent power outages, and hospitals struggling to contain the coronavirus
- What the unbelievable destruction looks like for people on the ground
- Hospitals in Beirut were so badly damaged by the explosion that many can’t admit patients