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Beirut Blast: Dozens Dead And Thousands Injured, Health Minister Says by DMPaulSr: 8:35pm On Aug 04, 2020
A large blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has killed at least 70 people and injured more than 2,700 others, the health minister says.
Videos show smoke billowing from a fire, then a mushroom cloud following the blast at the city's port.
Officials are blaming highly explosive materials stored in a warehouse for six years.
President Michel Aoun tweeted it was "unacceptable" that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate was stored unsafely.

An investigation is under way to find the exact trigger for the explosion.
Hospitals are said to be overwhelmed and many buildings have been destroyed.
A BBC journalist at the scene reported dead bodies and severe damage, enough to put the port of Beirut out of action.


Prime Minister Hassan Diab called it a catastrophe and said those responsible must be held to account.
He spoke of a "dangerous warehouse" which had been there since 2014, but said he would not pre-empt the investigation.
Local media showed people trapped beneath rubble. A witness described the first explosion as deafening, and video footage showed wrecked cars and blast-damaged buildings.

"All the buildings around here have collapsed. I'm walking through glass and debris everywhere, in the dark," one witness near the port told AFP news agency.
The blast was heard 240km (150 miles) away on the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean.

President Aoun tweeted after an emergency meeting of the Supreme Defence Council. Wednesday has been declared a day of mourning.
The explosion comes at a sensitive time for Lebanon, with an economic crisis reigniting old divisions. Tensions are also high ahead of Friday's verdict in a trial over the killing of ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005.

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Re: Beirut Blast: Dozens Dead And Thousands Injured, Health Minister Says by DMPaulSr: 8:36pm On Aug 04, 2020
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www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53656220?iorg_service_id_internal=624173547714020%3BAfrZ9cicKLSrqc3M


The Hospitals are in short supply of blood as more injured people are trooping in.

Re: Beirut Blast: Dozens Dead And Thousands Injured, Health Minister Says by DMPaulSr: 8:38pm On Aug 04, 2020
Some Hospitals in Beirut are saying that they are treating more than 500 injured patients and are not able to receive any more.
The hospitals are appealing for blood donations.

Some can no longer accept patients because they were damaged in the blast.

Re: Beirut Blast: Dozens Dead And Thousands Injured, Health Minister Says by sodiqapril(m): 8:39pm On Aug 04, 2020
Being alive is just pure luck and grace..I know there are loads of people that are living healthy, worshiping God still they died in that unfortunate incident..I pray God rests their souls and may their families find comfort..
Re: Beirut Blast: Dozens Dead And Thousands Injured, Health Minister Says by Nobody: 8:41pm On Aug 04, 2020
I'm dedicating Coldplay everyday life to this bomb blast..

too bad!
Re: Beirut Blast: Dozens Dead And Thousands Injured, Health Minister Says by DMPaulSr: 8:47pm On Aug 04, 2020
Please move to FP
Lalasticlala
Mynd44
Re: Beirut Blast: Dozens Dead And Thousands Injured, Health Minister Says by dynicks(m): 8:49pm On Aug 04, 2020
Heaven knows I'm so pissed off right now......

Can the world ever get to experience peace again?

Re: Beirut Blast: Dozens Dead And Thousands Injured, Health Minister Says by Righteousness89(m): 8:51pm On Aug 04, 2020
Over 50 are Now Reported Dead!

People who by this time yesterday were living like any other Human.

If they had been told that death, They would have Laughed it off!

The Blast was Extremely Terrible!
Re: Beirut Blast: Dozens Dead And Thousands Injured, Health Minister Says by Mo3891: 8:51pm On Aug 04, 2020
2020 get as he be


Sad sad news every now and then
Re: Beirut Blast: Dozens Dead And Thousands Injured, Health Minister Says by Righteousness89(m): 8:53pm On Aug 04, 2020
dynicks:
Can the world ever get to experience peace again?

Except we wanna DECIEVE ourselves...

The Next Period the world will witness Peace is Gonna be during the Millienium Reign with JESUS Christ..

This World is Being Rolled up..
Re: Beirut Blast: Dozens Dead And Thousands Injured, Health Minister Says by Ejenavi18(f): 9:20pm On Aug 04, 2020
What could have been the cause of the explosion? Bad news everywhere.. cry
Re: Beirut Blast: Dozens Dead And Thousands Injured, Health Minister Says by softeeg: 9:21pm On Aug 04, 2020
end of things
Re: Beirut Blast: Dozens Dead And Thousands Injured, Health Minister Says by Nobody: 9:38pm On Aug 04, 2020
Phuck

People with dreams ...
This life de vex me

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