Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut Wednesday after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, ...
sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people and injuring nearly 4,000.The blast, which appeared to have been caused by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse, was felt as far away as Cyprus, about 240km to the northwest.
In the areas closest to the port, the amount of destruction caused by the long years of civil war between 1975 and 1990 was achieved in a second by a blast that levelled buildings within a radius of several hundred metres. Smoke rises after an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Aug 4, 2020, in this picture obtained from a social media video.
Turkey's Humanitarian Relief Foundation is among those searching for survivors in Beirut, and Ankara has offered to build a field hospital and help as needed. "We are providing assistance with one ambulance to transfer patients. We may provide help according to the needs of the hospital," he said.READ: World offers support, condolences to Lebanon after devastating blasts
The security forces sealed off a huge area around the blast site, turning away residents trying to reach their homes to assess the damage.Johnny Assaf, an estate agent whose home and office were destroyed by the blast, said he lost everything except his life.
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