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Update: At least 50 killed and 2,500 injured after massive explosion in Lebanon’s capital Beirut (Photos/Videos)

Braimah Sheriff by Braimah Sheriff
August 5, 2020
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At least 50 people have been killed and over 2,500 injured after a massive explosion erupted in the Beirut port area, damaging buildings and vehicles in Lebanon.

 

Lebanon’s health minister, Hamad Hassan said that the figures were “preliminary estimates,” while adding that the blasts had caused a ‘very high number of injuries’ and huge damage.

 

“It is a disaster in every sense of the word,” he said in an interview with several television channels while visiting a hospital in the Lebanese capital.

 

Update: At least 50 killed and 2,500 injured after massive explosion in Lebanon

 

The explosion happened at around 6pm local time at the city’s port, where warehouses are believed to contain explosive materials.

 

Dramatic footage posted on social media shows smoke billowing from a building in the port area before an enormous fireball explodes into the sky, sending a vast shockwave across the city that was heard and felt as far away as Cyprus – more than 200km (180 miles) away.

 

Update: At least 50 killed and 2,500 injured after massive explosion in Lebanon

 

The afternoon explosion destroyed several vehicles and buildings including the house of former PM Saad Hariri, who has been confirmed safe by his party.

 

Beirut’s Hotel Dieu Hospital is said to have admitted more than 500 wounded patients and no longer receiving more, while Lebanon’s Red Cross confirmed many others were still trapped in their homes.

 

Update: At least 50 killed and 2,500 injured after massive explosion in Lebanon

 

General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim said: ‘It appears that there is a warehouse containing material that was confiscated years ago, and it appears that it was highly explosive material.’

 

Update: At least 50 killed and 2,500 injured after massive explosion in Lebanon

 

Prime Minister Hasan Diab has declared Wednesday, August 5, a day of mourning, and President Michel Aoun called for ‘urgent’ defence council talks.

 

Israel has denied any involvement amid escalating tensions with the militant group Hezbollah along the country’s southern border.

 

See more photos and watch the video below.

 

Update: At least 50 killed and 2,500 injured after massive explosion in LebanonUpdate: At least 50 killed and 2,500 injured after massive explosion in LebanonUpdate: At least 50 killed and 2,500 injured after massive explosion in LebanonUpdate: At least 50 killed and 2,500 injured after massive explosion in Lebanon

 

BREAKING: EXPLOSION ROCKS BEIRUT, LEBANON. 💔💔 pic.twitter.com/MxV93ohUSZ

— The Redefined Media (@TRedefinedMedia) August 4, 2020

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