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Live updates and on death, injury and destruction in Beirut, Lebanon.... [View all]
Beirut explosion: at least 78 dead and 4,000 wounded, says Lebanon health ministry – live updatesInterior minister says ammonium nitrate likely caused at least one explosion amid reports hospitals too damaged to treat patients
The Guardian World News
See: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/aug/04/beirut-explosion-huge-blast-port-lebanon-capital
Scroll down to see photos of the horrific destruction from this explosion, or see "In Pictures" link below.
Other Guardian articles available on this disaster:
Full report: Lebanon in mourning: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/05/lebanon-in-mourning-after-deadly-beirut-blasts
Crisis upon crisis: blast rocks a Lebanon already on its knees: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/05/crisis-upon-crisis-blast-rocks-a-lebanon-already-on-its-knees
Ammonium nitrate: what is the chemical blamed for blast in Lebanese capital?: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/05/ammonium-nitrate-what-is-the-chemical-blamed-for-blast-in-lebanese-capital
‘We’re cursed’: shock and despair as explosion devastates city: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/cursed-shock-despair-beirut-explosion-rocks-city-lebanon
Beirut explosion – in pictures: https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2020/aug/04/beirut-explosion-in-pictures
Time for all nations to step up and lend Lebanon a hand with emergency aid.
KY..........
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