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Lebanon: Drone footage captures extent of damage a month after Beirut port blasts02:32
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A full month following the two explosions at Beirut's port that killed at least 190 and injured some 6,500, the site and its surroundings still look devastated as drone footage from Friday shows.

On August 4th, two explosions of ammonium nitrate, a chemical compound, occurred at Beirut's port leading to the eventual resignations of Prime Minister Hassan Diab and his cabinet following increasing protests and political pressure.

The blasts left over 300,000 people homeless in the area with property damage from the incident estimated in the billions.

Lebanon: Drone footage captures extent of damage a month after Beirut port blasts

Lebanon, Beirut
September 4, 2020 at 11:10 GMT +00:00 · Published

A full month following the two explosions at Beirut's port that killed at least 190 and injured some 6,500, the site and its surroundings still look devastated as drone footage from Friday shows.

On August 4th, two explosions of ammonium nitrate, a chemical compound, occurred at Beirut's port leading to the eventual resignations of Prime Minister Hassan Diab and his cabinet following increasing protests and political pressure.

The blasts left over 300,000 people homeless in the area with property damage from the incident estimated in the billions.

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A full month following the two explosions at Beirut's port that killed at least 190 and injured some 6,500, the site and its surroundings still look devastated as drone footage from Friday shows.

On August 4th, two explosions of ammonium nitrate, a chemical compound, occurred at Beirut's port leading to the eventual resignations of Prime Minister Hassan Diab and his cabinet following increasing protests and political pressure.

The blasts left over 300,000 people homeless in the area with property damage from the incident estimated in the billions.

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