In Pictures: Lebanon’s capital left strewn with damage after sea port blast

The explosion in Beirut, which killed more than 100 people and injured thousands, caused damage to buildings over a wide area.

Published Aug 5, 2020

Beirut looked like a war zone on Wednesday the day after a blast at the Lebanese capital’s sea port caused more than 100 deaths and thousands of injuries.

Hospitals, which themselves sustained damage and were already dealing with Covid-19, were inundated with patients.

Buildings were flattened and vehicles wrecked after the explosion which caused damage that will need considerable reconstruction efforts.

People inspect a car that was damaged (Bilal Hussain/AP)

Rescue workers and security officers work at the scene (Hussein Malla/AP)

A man removes religious icons from the floor of a damaged church in Beirut (Hussein Malla/AP)

The seaport was the centre of the blast (Hussein Malla/AP)

The port was destroyed by the blast (Hassan Ammar/AP) — The port suffered heavy damage in the blast (Hassan Ammar/AP)