Rescuers in Lebanon recover more bodies days after blast

Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.BEIRUT -- Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut's port for bodies on Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital, killing nearly 150 people and wounding thousands.

The blast was apparently caused by the ignition of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used for explosives and fertilizer, that had been stored at the port since it was confiscated from an impounded cargo ship in 2013. A team of 55 French rescuers that began work Thursday has found four bodies, according to Col. Tissier Vincent, the head of the mission. Lebanese firefighters are also working at the demolished port, where bulldozers and excavators were churning through the rubble.

Damaged hospitals, already strained by the coronavirus pandemic, are still struggling to deal with the wounded.

Count how many rolls that car took from the shockwave!!! Whoever filmed this is lucky to be alive. God be with the people of Beirut.

WOW

he was very lucky to survive under that level Shock Wave，

This video you posted is not on the link you shared and there's no info about the person who shot it. Other people have reported the person filming this died. Can you please provide some info

Omg hope this guy or woman are safe 🙏

Lebanon government is to blame & needs to be charged with crimes against humanity.

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txsguy09 Isn't ALL aerial footage 'from above'? Who writes your headlines?

Terrifying explosion

God bless this city and it’s people 🙏

DeaceOnline When you put up with (or support) terrorists in your midst, this could be the end result. What was ANTIFA's status again? (Or their Twitter-declared status by POTUS?)

Did it just see concrete fly off that roof yes fuck

Haha

This right here

TexasFourplex Some of the big building look irreparable. These poor souls won't be good for years.

Listen to police and get away

this should be an ad for that phone’s durability.

terrible

greta We rebuilt NYC they can rebuild this This time dont let Hezzbola/Iran hide bombs in civilian populations BECAUSE theres noway in hell this was a bunch of “fireworks” Also why we dont go back to some stupidass agreement w/ Iran JoeBiden TheDemocrats Vote realDonaldTrump 2020

greta Wow! Very sad! 😔🙏

bernardocox A viúva branca: mulher britânica cujo marido explodiu bombas em Londres agora lidera o grupo terrorista somali Al-Shabaab

TeresaCulhane sad heart for them. What injustice

So sad, when an Iranian militia takes control of a country, nothing but destruction comes along. Condolences to the people of Lebanon.

Wow 😳

Fallout 5 is going be fun.

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Going to take a decade or more to rebuild all of that. So sad.

The death toll seems extremely low compared to the amount of destruction.

My lord

My Offer ----

.... don't put music to drone footage. You're the news not fucking Michael Bay. Stop. It's embarrassing.

Nice misil guys !

Ammonium Nitrate needs a fuel source like fuel oil before it becomes explosive. It also needs a percussion detonation like another explosion (gelignite) to set it off. So where did this other fuel source and dstonation come from?

Sorry!!!!!! And much condolences to the bereaved families

Considering that it took Minneapolis six weeks to discover a charred corpse in a pawn shop that 'peaceful protesters' had burned down, I expect this effort will be ongoing for some time. People the world around should be mad about incompetent governance.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let Perpetual Light Shine upon them. May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through The Mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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