AP PHOTOS: Scars from Beirut blast capture moment of horror
4 years, 4 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Scars from Beirut blast capture moment of horror

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Their scars capture the horrific moment when every window shattered. The scars often tell the story of where the victim was standing when a stockpile of explosive chemicals stored at Beirut’s port was ignited by a fire, sending an earthquake-like jolt through the city and leaving entire blocks littered with rubble. “Then, after 20 minutes, I think people heard our screams and someone came and took us to the hospital.” He needed 350 stitches, dark tracks that criss-cross his arms, legs, chest and face. The blast destroyed entire neighborhoods near the port, leaving tens of thousands of people unable to live in their homes or operate their businesses. “This was not something normal to happen.” ___ Follow Associated Press photographers and photo editors on Twitter at www.twitter.com/AP_Images and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/apnews

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AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon
1 month, 1 week ago

AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon

CNN  

Beirut AP — As a bomb descended on a multi-story apartment building in Beirut’s Tayouneh area Friday, hundreds of onlookers gathered in the street at a traffic roundabout several hundred meters away. But in later years, Ammar said, he visited the building “many times.” There was a notary public on the first floor, and next door was a sports supply …

AP PHOTOS: An AP photographer captures a bomb falling on a building in his childhood neighborhood
1 month, 1 week ago

AP PHOTOS: An AP photographer captures a bomb falling on a building in his childhood neighborhood

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — As a bomb descended on a multi-story apartment building in Beirut’s Tayouneh area Friday, hundreds of onlookers gathered in the street at a traffic roundabout several hundred meters away. But in later years, Ammar said, he visited the building “many times.” There was a notary public on the first floor, and next door was a sports supply store …

Moment Israeli rocket slams into Beirut building in violent explosion
1 month, 1 week ago

Moment Israeli rocket slams into Beirut building in violent explosion

Daily Mail  

The moment an Israeli rocket triggered a total collapse of a towering apartment block in a violent explosion in Lebanon's capital city has been captured in sickening detail. It is the latest example of Israel's destructive war against Hezbollah, with the Israeli Air Force conducting incessant strikes from above while IDF troops conduct ground operations in villages close to the …

Astonishing moment Israeli rocket slams into Beirut tower block before it collapses in huge fireball explosion
1 month, 1 week ago

Astonishing moment Israeli rocket slams into Beirut tower block before it collapses in huge fireball explosion

Daily Mail  

The moment an Israeli rocket triggered a total collapse of a towering apartment block in a violent explosion in Lebanon's capital city has been captured in sickening detail. It is the latest example of Israel's destructive war against Hezbollah, with the Israeli Air Force conducting incessant strikes from above while IDF troops conduct ground operations in villages close to the …

Missile Strike on Beirut Residential Building: A Disasterous Blaze
Top News
2 months ago

Missile Strike on Beirut Residential Building: A Disasterous Blaze

Live Mint  

A residential building in Beirut collapsed instantly within seconds after an Israeli airstrike. The video went viral on social media, capturing the devastating impact of the attack. The building was completely destroyed, with the entire structure collapsing within a few seconds. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and has raised questions about the safety of residential areas in Lebanon, which …

Israeli Strike Leaves Beirut Building in Ruins, Video Goes Viral
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2 months ago

Israeli Strike Leaves Beirut Building in Ruins, Video Goes Viral

Hindustan Times  

Shocking video shows Israeli strike turning Beirut building into a pile of rubble. The video captures the very moment an Israeli missile completely flattens a building in southern Beirut. The footage opens to show an unassuming neighbourhood with several buildings. Suddenly, a building collapses, leaving a plume of smoke. The sound of the crashing structure makes the scene even more …

Israeli Missile Strike on Beirut Apartment Building: A Photographer's Eye View
2 months ago

Israeli Missile Strike on Beirut Apartment Building: A Photographer's Eye View

Al Jazeera  

Israeli missile strikes apartment building in Beirut, causing significant destruction. The building was evacuated shortly before the attack, with no reports of casualties. The strike comes amid ongoing tensions between Israel and Lebanon, with Israel warning residents to evacuate an area near a pair of buildings in the southern suburbs of the capital.

AP PHOTOS: Images capture exact moments an Israeli missile strikes building in Beirut
2 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Images capture exact moments an Israeli missile strikes building in Beirut

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The airstrike came about 40 …

3 years after Beirut port blast, intrigue foils an investigation and even the death toll is disputed
1 year, 4 months ago

3 years after Beirut port blast, intrigue foils an investigation and even the death toll is disputed

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Three years after Beirut’s massive port explosion, attempts to prosecute those responsible are mired in political intrigue, the final death toll remains disputed and many Lebanese have less faith than ever in their disintegrating state institutions. Lebanese and international organizations, survivors and families of victims sent an appeal to the U.N. Rights Council, saying that on the third …

Lebanon after the Beirut blast: A nation stuck in a moment
3 years, 2 months ago

Lebanon after the Beirut blast: A nation stuck in a moment

Al Jazeera  

Our lives are still defined by what happened during a few moments on that August evening more than a year ago. Around 6pm, we received a message on WhatsApp from a friend in London, informing us of a tweet he saw about an “explosion” at the Beirut Port. I made a comment about how dangerous such “fake news” can be, …

In Beirut’s glass, fragments of a city rebuilding
4 years, 1 month ago

In Beirut’s glass, fragments of a city rebuilding

Al Jazeera  

The Take delves into the Beirut community’s efforts to clean up, and create in the aftermath of the Beirut explosion. Beirut’s reconstruction in the wake of the August 4 port explosion needs billions of dollars and months of work. In this episode: Ziad Abichaker, CEO of Cedar Environmental For more: Finished glass products created from the Beirut blast Subscribe: New …

Beirut explosion victim Isaac Oehlers was fatally struck by glass in his highchair. This is how his parents fought for him
4 years, 2 months ago

Beirut explosion victim Isaac Oehlers was fatally struck by glass in his highchair. This is how his parents fought for him

ABC  

The parents of an Australian toddler killed by the port explosion in Beirut have spoken publicly for the first time, revealing their desperate attempts to get to hospital after their son was injured while sitting in his highchair. Toddler Isaac Oehlers was struck by glass while sitting in his highchair in an apartment 700 metres from the blast Mother Sarah …

One man’s journey to heal the scars of Beirut’s blast
4 years, 3 months ago

One man’s journey to heal the scars of Beirut’s blast

Al Jazeera  

Shady Rizk is one of thousands who were wounded in the Beirut blast. In the days that followed the Beirut port explosion, Shady Rizk played a video he had taken on his phone again and again. “It was my sister who picked up, I told her I was dying, to send my regards to everyone… and to stay on the …

Beirut burns again: Videos, pictures show devastation at port hit by second tragedy in a month
4 years, 3 months ago

Beirut burns again: Videos, pictures show devastation at port hit by second tragedy in a month

India Today  

A huge fire has erupted at Beirut's port, just over a month after a massive explosion there killed about 190 people. pic.twitter.com/8Z8OSVu4QD — Liz Sly September 10, 2020 A video circulating on social media showed workers at the port running away in fear as soon as the fire broke out, a chilling reminder of last month’s blast that killed dozens …

Glass is everywhere in blast-shattered Beirut, except where it’s supposed to be
4 years, 3 months ago

Glass is everywhere in blast-shattered Beirut, except where it’s supposed to be

LA Times  

Broken glass seems everywhere in this city. The blast — caused by the detonation of a carelessly stored stockpile of 2,755 tons of ammonium nitrate in Beirut’s port — killed almost 200 people, injured thousands and pulverized whole neighborhoods. Last week, Egypt’s ambassador met representatives of the Lebanese Ministry of Industry to hand over a donation of 125 tons of …

Beirut's blast leaves hospitals damaged or destroyed as coronavirus numbers soar
4 years, 4 months ago

Beirut's blast leaves hospitals damaged or destroyed as coronavirus numbers soar

ABC  

After a massive blast left large swathes of the city in ruins and more than 6,000 people injured, Beirut's major hospitals and at least half of the city's clinics are no longer functional, the World Health Organization has said, and now a COVID-19 surge is adding to the chaos. Key points: At least three hospitals have been shut down and …

Lebanon's port explosion sparked protests and unrest. Here's what might happen next
4 years, 4 months ago

Lebanon's port explosion sparked protests and unrest. Here's what might happen next

ABC  

It's been one week since the devastating explosion in Beirut that killed at least 171 people, injured thousands and left many more homeless. Key points: Lebanon was already in an enormous financial crisis before the Beirut port blast The Prime Minister and his cabinet have decided to resign following protests But protesters want fundamental political reforms that will address corruption …

In Pictures: Damaged homes, shattered dreams in Beirut
4 years, 4 months ago

In Pictures: Damaged homes, shattered dreams in Beirut

Al Jazeera  

Tuesday’s massive explosion in Beirut tore through thousands of homes, blowing off doors and windows, toppling cupboards, and sending books, shelves, lamps and everything else flying. “Thank God we are alive, but everything’s gone, our home, car, everything,” she said, bursting into tears as she stood in the middle of a bedroom littered with debris. Said al-Assaad, 24, stands amid …

Shots fired, 110 injured during Beirut protests as anger erupts over deadly blast
4 years, 4 months ago

Shots fired, 110 injured during Beirut protests as anger erupts over deadly blast

ABC  

Security forces have fired tear gas and rubber bullets during clashes with stone-throwing demonstrators in Lebanon's capital, amid mounting fury over the massive explosion that killed nearly 160 people. Key points: More than 110 people have been injured, with dozens taken to hospital A Lebanese policeman was killed in clashes with demonstrators Dozens broke into the foreign ministry, where they …

AP PHOTOS: In flash, Beirut blast tore up thousands of homes
4 years, 4 months ago

AP PHOTOS: In flash, Beirut blast tore up thousands of homes

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The gigantic explosion in Beirut on Tuesday tore through homes, blowing off doors and windows, toppling cupboards, and sent flying books, shelves, lamps and everything else. When the first blast hit, Mona al-Shami and her sister hid under a table in their apartment in Qarantina, near the center of the explosions at Beirut port. “Thank God we are …

NASA's Satellite Image Captures the Unfathomable Damage Caused in Beirut Blast
4 years, 4 months ago

NASA's Satellite Image Captures the Unfathomable Damage Caused in Beirut Blast

News 18  

In one of the most unfortunate events of 2020, the city of Beirut was shocked recently after a massive blast took place near a warehouse port. To map and measure the destruction caused due to the blast in the capital of Lebanon, NASA's Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis team collaborated with the Singapore Earth Observatory. The organizations took a stock …

Beirut destruction described as 'horror movie' by photographer who captured dramatic survival
4 years, 4 months ago

Beirut destruction described as 'horror movie' by photographer who captured dramatic survival

ABC  

When he first felt the ground shaking, Reuters photographer Mohamed Azakir thought Beirut had been struck by an earthquake. Key points: The blast killed at least 145 people and injured 5,000 Emergency aid is starting to come into Lebanon with countries sending doctors and medical supplies The United Nations said it was releasing $US9 million from its emergency fund for …

A roar, an explosion, then a blank: An L.A. Times reporter’s ordeal in the Beirut blast
4 years, 4 months ago

A roar, an explosion, then a blank: An L.A. Times reporter’s ordeal in the Beirut blast

LA Times  

Civilians help evacuate an injured sailor from a ship docked near the site of the blast. An army helicopter drops water at the scene of Tuesday’s massive explosion at the port of Beirut, Lebanon. On Tuesday, 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate — a common fertilizer that’s also highly explosive — blew up in Beirut’s port. The blast, which ranks as …

Satellite images show scale of destruction after Beirut explosions
4 years, 4 months ago

Satellite images show scale of destruction after Beirut explosions

India TV News  

New satellite images show the aftermath of explosions at a port that has left at least 135 people dead and thousands injured. An image taken by the satellite company BlackSky shows extensive damage at the port following the blasts that took place on Tuesday. Several warehouses appear to be flattened and a cruise ship called the Orient Queen can be …

In a horrific instant, a burst of power that ravaged Beirut
4 years, 4 months ago

In a horrific instant, a burst of power that ravaged Beirut

India TV News  

As black smoke billowed into the sky, Shiva Karout stepped out of his gym with his colleagues and customers to watch. In multiple videos posted on social media, whether shot from high-rise balconies or nearby streets, that instant hits with the same blunt force: Rising black smoke, then a sudden freight train of dust and pink smoke that barrels across …

Video of BBC's Office Collapsing Shows the Human Tragedy of the Beirut Blast
4 years, 4 months ago

Video of BBC's Office Collapsing Shows the Human Tragedy of the Beirut Blast

News 18  

The year 2020 is turning out to be more disastrous than thought. One of the most unfortunate incidents of the year occurred recently in Lebanon’s capital Beirut, where a bomb explosion has rocked the entire city. The impact of the recent attack was also captured in a video call, as a BBC journalist was in between an online interview when …

I have reported from Lebanon for years. What I saw at the Beirut port after the blast was total devastation
4 years, 4 months ago

I have reported from Lebanon for years. What I saw at the Beirut port after the blast was total devastation

ABC  

I'll never forget the sight of a white cloud forming like a mushroom in the sky before turning a deep red colour. The blast damaged buildings across the capital and shattered glass in many nearby neighbourhoods. For those that had been near the blast and escaped with minor injures, they wanted to return back home and check on their loved …

AP PHOTOS: Beirut images show shattered, dust-covered city
4 years, 4 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Beirut images show shattered, dust-covered city

Associated Press  

The aftermath of a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut shows a shattered city covered in dust and debris. The blast sent a mushroom cloud into the sky, killed more than 100 people and injured thousands, with more bodies probably buried in the rubble. In the remnants of one toppled structure, Lebanese soldiers searched for survivors, one of …

Beirut Residents Wake Up to Shattered Windows and Broken Homes Morning After Blast
4 years, 4 months ago

Beirut Residents Wake Up to Shattered Windows and Broken Homes Morning After Blast

News 18  

Broken windows and lost homes. The blast, which took place at port warehouses storing highly explosive material was the most powerful in years in Beirut, already reeling from an economic crisis and a surge in coronavirus infections. pic.twitter.com/YNHVJEqsLn — Bel Trew August 5, 2020 A journalist working with the Associated Press in Beirut shared an image of the city office …

Beirut Migrant Worker Risks Life to Save Child in Explosion, Twitter Hails Her as Hero
4 years, 4 months ago

Beirut Migrant Worker Risks Life to Save Child in Explosion, Twitter Hails Her as Hero

News 18  

As heartbreaking photos and videos from the Beirut blast went viral on social media, several stories of bravery have been restoring hope and faith in humanity online. Everyone is sharing videos of today's deadly #BeirutBlast.Here's something else.This is the exact moment a maid risked her own life to save a little child, just as the explosion occurred.Heroes can be anywhere.pic.twitter.com/6Eq4q5Wt4G— …

On camera: Beirut second explosion as seen from car driving on road next to port
4 years, 4 months ago

On camera: Beirut second explosion as seen from car driving on road next to port

India TV News  

At least 70 people have been killed and around 2,500 wounded in two huge explosions that rocked Lebanese capital Beirut, Health Minister Hamad Hassan said. The Beirut explosion from a car driving on the road next to the port #Lebanon #BeirutExplosion. The massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and …

Apocalyptic scenes as blasts ravage Beirut
4 years, 4 months ago

Apocalyptic scenes as blasts ravage Beirut

Live Mint  

An entire port engulfed in fire, ships ablaze at sea and crumbling buildings: the site of the massive blast in Beirut's harbour area resembled a post-nuclear landscape. - 'Don't know what to do' - A ship anchored off the port was ablaze from the mushroom of fire, causing panic among the authorities fearing the fuel onboard would trigger another tragedy. …

Massive blast sends seismic shock across Beirut, killing at least 135 and injuring thousands
4 years, 4 months ago

Massive blast sends seismic shock across Beirut, killing at least 135 and injuring thousands

The Hindu  

Lebanese rescue workers searched for survivors in the mangled wreckage of buildings and investigators blamed negligence for a massive warehouse explosion that sent a devastating blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 135 people. Beirut's Clemenceau Medical Center was “like a slaughterhouse, blood covering the corridors and the lifts,” said Sara, one of its nurses. “This is the killer blow …

2 major explosions kill 10, injure several in Lebanon capital Beirut; scary visuals emerge
4 years, 4 months ago

2 major explosions kill 10, injure several in Lebanon capital Beirut; scary visuals emerge

India TV News  

Two major explosions rocked Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday. Footage being circulated online shows what appears to be two distinct smoke plumes within the affected area, the report mentioned. Meanwhile, Lebanon’s Ministry of Health instructed all available hospitals to prepare to receive the wounded, while the country’s health minister said on TV that there are a “very high” number of …

Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands
4 years, 4 months ago

Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. President Donald Trump said the U.S. “stands ready to assist Lebanon,” and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo extended his “deepest condolences.” “Our team in Beirut has reported to me the …

Massive explosion destroys Beirut port, leaves city shattered, dozens killed, over 2,500 injured
4 years, 4 months ago

Massive explosion destroys Beirut port, leaves city shattered, dozens killed, over 2,500 injured

India Today  

A huge explosion in a port warehouse district near the centre of Beirut killed more than 25 people, injured over 2,500 others and sent shockwaves across the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, shattering windows and causing apartment balconies to collapse. Friends in Beirut telling me they were in a supermarket far from there and still everything fell of them pic.twitter.com/TOvGzJkE98 — …

Impact of Beirut blast massive, shockwaves felt 240 km away in Cyprus: Reports
4 years, 4 months ago

Impact of Beirut blast massive, shockwaves felt 240 km away in Cyprus: Reports

India Today  

The impact of the blast that ripped through Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday was so powerful that citizens of the island of Cyprus, 240 kms away from the site of the explosion felt it. Reports: sound of Beirut Port explosion was heard in Cyprus, 234km from the area of the explosion pic.twitter.com/dLniJweVR3— Amichai Stein August 4, 2020 One resident of …

Locals share scary videos as explosion rocks Beirut, battered cars fill streets, hundreds injured | WATCH
4 years, 4 months ago

Locals share scary videos as explosion rocks Beirut, battered cars fill streets, hundreds injured | WATCH

India Today  

A massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday, leaving hundreds injured. pic.twitter.com/LEXbPt95CB — Fakhr-e-Alam August 4, 2020 August 5 will be declared a day of national mourning, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab told media outlets after stepping out of an urgent meet of the nation's defence council. Videos of the explosion and its aftermath show battered cars …

Dozens killed as huge explosion rips through Lebanon’s Beirut
4 years, 4 months ago

Dozens killed as huge explosion rips through Lebanon’s Beirut

Al Jazeera  

Interior minister says explosion at port appears to be linked to ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse. Beirut, Lebanon – At least 73 people have been killed and nearly 4,000 wounded in a powerful explosion that ripped through Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, leaving much of it a wrangled mess. The massive explosion on Tuesday at Beirut’s port sent shockwaves across the …

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