Beirut grapples with deadly blast aftermath
Start: 10 Aug 2020 11:02 GMT
End: 10 Aug 2020 12:09 GMT
BEIRUT, LEBANON - Beirut grapples with great damage and a rising death toll after a deadly blast hit the city port on Tuesday (August 4), killing more than 150 people, injuring thousands and leaving about a quarter of a million people homeless. Lebanese authorities said 2,750 tonnes of the industrial chemical ammonium nitrate had been stored for six years at Beirut port without safety measures. That stockpile exploded on Tuesday.
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Source: REUTERS
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Location: Lebanon
Topic: Disasters / Accidents
Audio: NATURAL
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