A big explosion rocked the port in Beirut, in broad daylight and filmed from seemingly endless angles. It's reported the first explosion involved fireworks, and you can see some going off in some shots before the massive second explosion, which causes a rapidly expanding condensation cloud (something that happens with big shockwaves sometimes), and appears to level the portside warehouses. Hopefully they evacuated the port before the second explosion. There is also aftermath video taken in the neighbourhood next to the port, where it seems every building has had its windows shattered, and some cars have even been overturned. I'd imagine the potential for hundreds, of not thousands, of injuries from flying glass and debris. Not knowing much about Lebanon's coronavirus situation, I hope they've got the surge capacity in their hospitals at the moment.
Here's just one video: https://twitter.com/borzou/status/1290675854767513600/
There's varying reports the second explosion was all the fireworks going off at once, or perhaps chemicals being stored nearby. The second mushroom cloud has a dark red tint. Some nitrogen compound, fertiliser or explosives maybe?
Here's just one video: https://twitter.com/borzou/status/1290675854767513600/
There's varying reports the second explosion was all the fireworks going off at once, or perhaps chemicals being stored nearby. The second mushroom cloud has a dark red tint. Some nitrogen compound, fertiliser or explosives maybe?