Huge explosion rocks Beirut
The aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday, August 5.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
A woman looks out of the collapsed facade of a Beirut apartment on Wednesday.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
A Lebanese army helicopter flies over Beirut on Wednesday.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
Debris hangs from a damaged facade in Beirut.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
Lebanese soldiers search for survivors on Wednesday.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
The Beirut neighborhood of Mar Mikhael sits in ruins.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
A damaged hospital room is seen on Wednesday.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
A man takes pictures of destroyed buildings on Wednesday.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
People walk Wednesday along a road littered with debris and abandoned vehicles.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
A helicopter fights a fire Tuesday at the scene of the explosion.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
A nurse takes care of three babies in a damaged Beirut hospital on Tuesday.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
A wounded man is helped as he walks through debris following the explosion.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
Smoke rises after the blast. This image was obtained from a video on social media.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
Lebanese Red Cross officers carry an injured woman on Tuesday night.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
A building’s facade is shattered after Tuesday’s explosion.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
Wounded people wait to received help outside a hospital. Emergency wards have been inundated.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
An investigation into the explosion was announced by Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
People run for cover following the explosion. Bachar Ghattas, an eyewitness, described scenes of chaos: “You can see injured people all over the streets in Beirut, glass all over the place, cars are damaged. It is like an apocalypse.”
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
Injured people sit on a street after the blast.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
Lebanese soldiers watch as a helicopter fights a fire at the scene of the explosion.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
A man sits near the site of the blast.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
Firefighters work at the scene on Tuesday.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
A wounded person is carried after the blast.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
The explosion was near the port in the Lebanese capital.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
Smoke billows following the explosion.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
A wounded man walks near the scene.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
People gather by damaged buildings after the blast.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
Firefighters use a water hose on flaming debris.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
Red smoke rises after the explosion, which could be felt for miles. “What I felt was that it was an earthquake,” Beirut resident Rania Masri told CNN.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
People walk near the scene of the explosion.
Huge explosion rocks Beirut
A man reacts at the scene soon after the explosion.