The entire Lebanese government has resigned in the wake of the explosion in Beirut last week, as the death toll is revised to more than 160 people.
This follows days of protests across the country, with demonstrators blaming government negligence for the disaster.
Announcing his resignation, Prime Minister Hassan Diab, told the nation the blast was a "disaster beyond measure".
President Michael Aoun has accepted the resignations saying the blast was the result of endemic corruption.
The anger on display on the streets pre-dates the explosion.
Anchal Vohra is a Beirut-based journalist and a writer for Foreign Policy magazine.
