Search and rescue efforts continued in the Lebanese capital of Beirut as the city woke up to the devastating effects of an explosion at the city’s port. The death toll from the explosion in rose to at least 100 overnight, and at least 4,000 were injured
Search and rescue efforts continued in the Lebanese capital of Beirut as the city woke up to the devastating effects of an explosion at the city’s port on Tuesday evening.
The Lebanese President Michel Aoun has called for an emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning. Three days of mourning have been declared.The exact cause of the blast remains unknown, although authorities said that more than 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate, an industrial compound, was being stored in the warehouse that was the scene of the blast.
According to lawyers who said they represented its crew, the ship, the Rhosus, was forced to dock due to technical issues in autumn 2013, and then forbidden to sail by the Lebanese authorities after they found violations during an inspection. Drone footage from the port shows much of the area flattened by the blast, the effects of which were felt across the whole city. The United States Geological Survey reported that the explosion registered a 3.3 magnitude, with reports suggesting it was heard as far away as Cyprus, 150 miles away into the Mediterranean.
Story continues“It’s beyond imagination, the repair of the country is beyond the means of Lebanese people,” he said. “All the people that contribute to the economy will leave … People nowadays they don’t have the money to repair, they don’t have the hope, they lost hope in their country. It’s a collective failure. It’s the failure of the whole country, not only in economic terms.
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