Death toll from Beirut blast rises to more than 70, says health minister

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Lebanon's health minister told Reuters that the death toll from a massive explosion in the capital Beirut on Tuesday had reached 78, adding that nearly 4,000 people had been injured.

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BEIRUT - Lebanon’s health minister told Reuters that the death toll from a massive explosion in the capital Beirut on Tuesday had reached 78, adding that nearly 4,000 people had been injured.

“There are many people missing until now. People are asking the emergency department about their loved ones and it is difficult to search at night because there is no electricity,” minister Hamad Hasan told Reuters. “We are facing a real catastrophe and need time to assess the extent of damages.”Reporting by Laila Bassam; editing by Jonathan Oatis

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Lebanon needs new friends....there was a reason so much of that explosive stuff was in one area...wait and see!

Let Netanyahu explain his threat against Lebanon before the detonation.

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Warehouse full of nitromethane stored incorrectly next to a fireworks factory. You heard it here first

😞 Is there any cause identified yet?

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те Люди из России, которых арестовали по приказу Лукашенко (Белоруссия) должны были защитить «объект» в Ливане. т.е. в диверсии вина Белоруссии, не смотря на то, что сама диверсия разработана и исполнена Израилем и США.

Having watched several video footage of the blast, my hunch is there are at least one thousand casualties.

Still surprised its so low. I would figure 100's are dead are dead if not 1,000's when all said and done from such a huge explosion

Looks like over 7,000 but nobody is counting.

This is a huge disaster

70 my arse..

Little late with this one Reu

this is heartbreaking 😡

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