5 Aug 2020

Frantic search for survivors in Beirut after deadly explosion

From Lately, 10:39 pm on 5 August 2020

It's early afternoon in the Lebanese capital Beirut where more than a hundred people have died and 4000 have been injured, with many more believed trapped under the rubble of yesterday's massive explosion of a warehouse holding tonnes of ammonium nitrate.

The BBC's Lina Sinjab speaks with Karyn from Beirut.

A view shows the aftermath of yesterday's blast at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut, on August 5, 2020.

Photo: AFP