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Palestinians in solidarity over Beirut blast

Mahmud Hams, AFP
Posted at Aug 07 10:33 AM

Palestinian children in Gaza City hold a candlelight vigil in solidarity with the Lebanese people on Thursday, two days after a massive explosion shook the Lebanese capital. Read more »

4 Filipinos killed, 31 wounded in Beirut blasts: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 10:05 AM

The number of Filipinos killed by a cataclysmic blast in Beirut has doubled to 4, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday, as the Lebanese capital counted its dead and cleared streets of debris. Read more »

Funerals and fury in Beirut as scale of devastation comes into focus

Marc Santora and Megan Specia, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 07 08:39 AM

Lebanon began an official period of national mourning on Thursday, two days after a powerful explosion in Beirut flattened whole neighborhoods in the bustling metropolis, even as rescue crews from around the world began arriving to help in the search for survivors.  Read more »

Lebanon coronavirus cases soar after deadly blasts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 06:58 AM

Lebanon recorded 255 coronavirus cases Thursday -- its highest single-day infection tally -- after a monstrous blast upended a planned lockdown and sent thousands streaming into overflowing hospitals, already struggling to cope. Read more »

Ammonium nitrate: A fertilizer under scrutiny

Marc Preel and Manon Billing, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 03:44 AM

The storage of ammonium nitrate, the substance behind the deadly explosion in the port of Beirut on Tuesday, has come under increased regulation in recent years to avoid involvement of the ubiquitous product in accidents which, although rare, can be devastating. Read more »

Lebanon blast killed at least 137, injured 5,000: ministry

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 02:56 PM

The huge blast at Beirut port has killed at least 137 people, left dozens missing and at least 5,000 wounded, a Lebanese health ministry spokesperson said Thursday. Read more »

Lahat ng nawalang seafarer sa Beirut blast nahanap na: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 02:34 PM

MAYNILA - Umabot na sa 24 ang bilang ng mga nasugatang overseas Filipino worker nang mangyari ang dalawang pagsabog sa Beirut, kabisera ng bansang Lebanon.  Read more »

As smoke clears in Beirut, shock turns to anger

Ben Hubbard, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 06 11:12 AM

As residents waded through the warlike destruction Wednesday to salvage what they could from their homes and businesses, many saw the explosion as the culmination of years of mismanagement and neglect by the country’s politicians. Read more »

What we know about the Lebanon explosions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 05:44 AM

The mega-blast that tore through Lebanon's capital Tuesday with the force of an earthquake, killing at least 113 people and injuring over 4,000, resulted from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at Beirut's port, officials say, but many questions remain.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 5, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 04:06 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Awaiting disaster, ammonium nitrate was stored at Beirut port for years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 02:39 AM

For at least six years, hundreds of tonnes of ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities say caused Tuesday's massive blast, were negligently stored in a Beirut port warehouse, waiting for disaster to strike.  Read more »

I was bloodied and dazed. Beirut strangers treated me like a friend.

Vivian Yee, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 05 08:53 PM

Nearly all of them were strangers, yet they treated me like a friend. Read more »

'Muntik na kaming mamatay': Mga Pinoy, apektado ng pagsabog sa Lebanon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 08:52 PM

Nakaimbak na ammonium nitrate ang itinuturong sanhi ng pagsabog.  Read more »

‘Worst na nakita ko’: Pinay living in Lebanon recounts Beirut blasts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 08:15 PM

Like a scene from a disaster movie was how Robelita Sabado Gallardo described the twin explosions that shook Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday night. Read more »

Philippines expresses solidarity with Lebanon after massive blasts

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 04:01 PM

The Philippines on Wednesday expressed solidarity with Lebanon following twin explosions that rocked Beirut and killed some 100 people, including at least 2 Filipinos. Read more »

Utter devastation as toll from Beirut monster blast tops 100

Tony Gamal-Gabriel and Layal Abou Rahal, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 05 06:09 PM

Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut Wednesday after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighborhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis.  Read more »

Locsin hopes to send PH help to Lebanon after twin blasts

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 01:57 PM

Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday conveyed condolences to the Lebanese people following the deadly blasts in Beirut, and hoped to extend material help as "some gesture of solidarity." Read more »

Those responsible for Beirut 'catastrophe' will 'pay price': PM

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 04:31 AM

Lebanon's prime minister vowed Tuesday that those responsible for two massive blasts in Beirut's port, which killed at least 50 people and injured thousands, would be held to account.   Read more »

LOOK: Massive damage after Beirut twin explosions

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 04:34 AM

Two massive explosions rocked the Lebanese capital on Tuesday causing huge plumes and damaging shockwaves ripping structures surrounding the Beirut Port.  Read more »

Two huge Beirut explosions kill 73, injure thousands

Bachir El-Khoury and Rouba El-Husseini, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 05 07:40 AM

BEIRUT -- Two enormous explosions devastated Beirut's port on Tuesday, leaving at least 73 people dead and thousands injured, shaking distant buildings and spreading panic and chaos across the Lebanese capital. Read more »