39K views · 343 reactions | UPDATE: A massive explosion has hit the Lebanese capital Beirut, videos from witnesses have shown. Smoke could be seen billowing above the city's port following the explosion. There was damage to windows of several buildings, journalists at the scene reported. It is unknown whether anyone was injured in the blast or what caused it but witness footage showed several buildings falling near the explosion. | Euronews English | Facebook

An explosion shook Beirut, Lebanon today. It’s not clear what caused the blast. More than 60 people were killed and over 3,000 injured, according to a health minister: https://bit.ly/3a06bxQ | CBS 12 News

279K views · 932 reactions | BREAKING: At least one explosion has gone off in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday. The extent of the damage or total casualties from the explosion are not yet known. This is a developing story. The cause of the blast is not confirmed, but state-run media reported a fire had broken out in a fireworks warehouse near the site of the explosion. (warning: distressing) | NowThis | Facebook

LEBANON EXPLOSION: A massive explosion rocked Beirut, Tuesday, August 4, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. 👉At least 60 are dead and 2,500 injured after a massive explosion Tuesday rocked the port area of Beirut in what a Red Cross official called a “huge catastrophe.” Much of the port was destroyed. Buildings and parked cars across the Lebanese capital were heavily damaged. Ambulances carried the wounded away fro