Lebanese President Michel Aoun called for an emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday and said a two-week state of emergency should be declared following a massive explosion in Beirut that killed at least 100 people and injured 4,000 others.
The explosion on Tuesday sent shockwaves across the city, causing widespread damage as far as the outskirts of the capital.
Officials said they expect the death toll to rise further as emergency workers dig through the rubble to search for survivors.
Beirut’s city Governor Marwan Abboud said up to 300,000 people have lost their homes and authorities are working on providing them with food, water and shelter.
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut.
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The French rescue and president are in Lebanon to help but where are the leaders of other Arab countries?
Tragically, a place even worse, more corrupt and incompetent than MAGA/GOP U.S. (:-(
How sad that Hizbullah wanted to purchase this blast material for terror activities. Unfortunately, it caught fire before it was purchased. In any case, humans want to kill humans in the name of religion and ideology. Please think of children and the future.
Power, money and corruption everywhere, on a side note the female journalist could talk a bit slower, she is rambling that voice so hard it becomes annoying
China is responsible for this
My hearts goes out to Lebanon and most of all to people of Beirut that loss lives and their love ones. Hope God be with you in this time of hardship, hope you all be able to heal and recover.
May Allah help you to get through this inshAllah ,brother and sisters stay strong. 🤲
Nice story
never believe that it was just AN explosion.
Lebanon must repent perhaps God’s judgment has started according to the word of GOD in Isaiah 10:34.
None to be blamed read the Bible and understand the punishment GOD Lord spoke to his prophets concerning your nation.
There is no hope my counrty aid we sent immediately the moring after the disaster was already stolen by afternoon and big pharmacies are selling them to the people there is really no hope in lebanon
Someone needs to use a geiger counter near ground zero to show us there is no funny business going on.
No one has the courage to take the name of armed group Hezbollah
Can’t believe this happened in 2020
Yahushua reigns in YAHuah… LORD LIVE THE KING OF THE WORLD
One GOD _One ISREAL negrohebowpopcorn
EARTHQUAKE BLACK Messiah riding white horsing!!!
Sad, bad. Now expect CHINA to go in for the kill by offering its DEBT TRAP.
CHINA bomb
When people are unchallenged and in power they never resign. That’s why in America we have the 2nd amendment in our constitutional law.
Be ashamed .
Corrupted government officials, and including the president. The 2nd blast look alike an atomic bomb. Not just firework. Pray for the Lebanese people and family.
2020 is the year
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This is MUCH worse than 911 in NYC.
the missing one is time-traveller?
So so sad
May Allah help the ppl of Lebanon with the righteous leaders. Ameen
How can an Independent country be living side by side and a slave of a terrorists group Hezbollah.
Jordan is with Lebanon 🇯🇴🇱🇧
*You reap what you sow, what goes around comes around!*
A country destroyed in a day. WOW.
minister who are holding power now should go and step down. u r all responsible for this too.
The investigation SHOULD BE INTERNATIONAL UN INVESTIGATION. Unfortunately that might be the only way to get a fare, non corrupt investigation.
Well, look at the bright side, now they cant use the Ammonium Nitrate to make IEDs.
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This situation is beyond horrible 💔😑
2020 everything happened
God be with y’all
Love from Northeast Assam
Which evil country do this explostion see all the death & misery
Lebanon should drop islam … look
it must be feed by the international help
pray for Lebanon. Sympathies and thoughts from the Philippines to those who have been martyred
How could that happened my prayer s go out thank God the water cushind the Xplosion by 50% easily
Why store stuff like that their
I said that to wen I’ve been watching buildings going up house s from 10 GS to 1 mill$
Now their putting flats on top of each other 20 thousand In the space only design d for no more than 10 it fuba s it’s self
Maybe they get bribed an black mailed to build these condoes EG Thiers city s an sky scrapper’s I. China that can hold 300 million but no one can afford to live their but their still trying to sell little flats
I Had a 101% idea to help owe own country but because Thiers no profit to be made they didn’t want to know its not about money its about rebuilding agrecultra turning the desert L’s lands into fertile land
Its very.very sad to came across this devastating ..blast…in Beirut…many.many .precious .Lifes..were lost ..in this man made ..blast…
May Allah give patience to victims families
I was in this jail an the jail was in the valley if the bush it had a river fish fresh water kray fish .Gumtree’s the air waz so thick an nice u could cut it with a knife Emu s Wombats wallabies running around then they closed it down an let it rot wen I got out 1 month later I wanted to go back I wish they gave it to me to grow fresh water Crays fish ginsing
Everything possible .That waz my dream .Just the basics to grow self sufisiont
Time s like this I wish I could help
We have the same problem hear living sky scrapper’s going up in the city huge an I don’t know any native ozzy that can afford to buy or live they be Fu Bard it Bad .
Mossad & Shayetet 13 did it… Israel & America.
After the second WW 2 we had the board of works SEC Telecom it was perfict easy living 1 day’s wage would cover everything Ronald ragin Margaret Thatcha private ized the banks next thing SPY organization impltrated owe banks now we are selling out owe own people
If they were doing wat they do hear they all be locked up for treason on their own people
I am, however, grateful it was an accident.
Sadly it’s the good people and the children who suffer these atrocities.Take your angers and multiple it a million times over to punish those corrupt & responsible. They should NEVER be allowed to Rest In Peace alive or dead.
thanks for delivering the truth without Bias. convey the suffering of the people.
What a terrible waste. Get rid of the responsible corrupt crime. So sorry to the wonderful people of Lebanon. God bless you all.
Its not easy to make a blast with ammonium nitrate. I dont believe the media saying its just an accident
Israeli news live has proof the explosion was caused by a Israeli tactical nuke.
Their leaders have faces full of corruption. I can see corruption on their faces. Injustice injustice injustice!!!
Be strong Beirut… Stay strong through all this… The World mourns
Negligence …incompetence corruption ….. any form of leadership characterized with these debilitating qualities cannot create any form of progress…
Thanks Al Jazeera for Authentic News. Appreciate Your Work
Sending Prayers and Condolences to Lebanon on this Tragedy.
God bless Lebanon 🇮🇱 🇱🇧
More likely governments done it to change protests direction any government the will do anything to stay in power
The Chinese should sweep in here and help, get this place in order 😉
Light Blue Touch Paper – Stand Well Back ……..
One vid showed popping sim to fireworks inside building window, just b4 explosion. He said eb (even port workers) knew of the nitrate being stored. At least, this building should had been guarded, electricity turned off (electrical fires), but now, it’s all too late. Ik the ppl are lovely & hope for a bright outlook eventually. Love your neighbor as yourself, JESUS🙏 ✌
LOOK UP THE THERMAL FOOTAGE OF THIS & SEE THE BOMB DROP!!!!!!!!!
I saw this “bomb”. It fell after the explosions. Some debris.
I’m an Lebanese US American from Houston, TX and my soul goes out to my beautiful people of Lebanon!
Lord, have mercy!
Lebanon has shown it can’t govern itself. President Erdogan needs to annex Lebanon into Turkey. I’m sorry but enough is enough. The whole entire Lebanese government needs to be disbanded.
Why?…!!!
Puuraa shehar barbaad ho gayaa hae.
Khudaa ka qahar aae ye tabaahi phelaane waale zaalimon par.
Unki nazar me insaano ki koi wuq at nahi hae.
Wo apne ilaawaa baaqi sab ko keere makore samajhte Hain.
Wo insaaniyat k qaatil Hain.
Ye hamlaa soch samajh Kar 5 August ko kia gayaa hae
Is din unka koi baraa din bhi hotaa hae.
Ye herosheemaa aur naagaasaaki ki tabaahi ki taareekh ko hi Kiya gayaa hae.
Kashmeer k musalmano par zulm k liye bhi isi taareekh ko muntakhib Kiya gayaa tha.
Raam mandir ki bunyaade rakhne k liye bhi isi din ko muntakhib Kar k Diya gayaa.
Aur isi din ye dhamaakaa bhi Kiya gayaa taa k duniya ki tawajaa divert ho jaae.
They have a financial crisis. Why then didn’t they not sell that treasure of 2750t ?
Now it’s blown in the wind.
May Allah give them patience and help them to bear such loss… All of our prayers are with lebanese people… In shaa Allah you will rise again…
Nassim stated it so well. Material losses are sad but it’s nothing compared to the loss of lives.
😢😢😢😢😥
Why is no one talking about the sanctions on Lebanon? The sanctions most likely are playing a part in this economic crises apart from corruption.
If one actually believes the official story Of it just being simple peaceful storage facility that just randomly happened to be Storing full to the brink with ammonia nitrate for the last 4 years with absolutely no apparent reason. Then I got one amazing bridge in NY to sell you too🤨
Whever goes Islam , goes misery , poverty and death.
Explosion to divert Rafik Hariri verdict. classic corruption diversion tactic.
The world don’t own them anything then “sorry”. Their government owns them.
Bad
My condolances to all the people of lebanon
Came here after I read on Wikipedia about ammonium nitrate explosions. Apparently this chemical has caused vast, vast, vast explosions in ports all the time. There was a huge one in 1916 in England that killed 115 people, another enormous explosion in Germany in 1921 that killed 561 people, and another enormous explosion in the USA in 1947 that killed 581 people. The latest one was in Tianjin in 2015, and it killed 173 people. Poor Beirut. It’s like people never learn how to treat ammonium nitrate with the respect it deserves…
Blame does nothing. This government needs to help its people recover. If the govt knew this was there, they should take responsibility and assist their people with rebuild. God bless the people of 🇱🇧 Lebanon.
“We only have God now. Their day will come.” Powerful
Why put them in the city? Like come on bruh. Seriously???
Evil witches!!! Planned for years. Every government is treasonous to its own people.
Very sad.
Sad
Why all those old Pepe still want to be on power when there mind is dying ? Afrika ,
as well. Old Mentally disarrayed.
Arab countries without oil need charity to survive…
wishing our Lebanese brothers and sisters condolences from new zealand. kia kaha (stay strong)
So sad
🤲🤲🤲😭😭😭😰😰😰
So if it was explosives that caused that mushroom cloud then nuclear bombs must be a hoax and The Samson Option is nothing but a war bluff.