Fréttir berast nú af risastórri sprengingu í Beirut. Er hún sögð hafa átt sér stað á hafnarsvæði borgarinnar. Um 2 milljónir búa í borginni.
Öryggislögregla Líbanon segir að sprengingin hafi orðið í vöruhúsi við höfnina. „Kraftur sprengingunnar var gríðarlegur, það er skelfing á götunum og gler út um allt,“ sagði fréttamaður Al Jazeera Zeina Khodr. Fjölmargir liggja slasaðir á víðavangi í borginni og sagði Sky News frá því að heilu byggingarnar í nágrenni hafnarinnar hafi hrunið við sprenginguna. Spítalar í Beirút eru nú sagðir vísa alvarlega slösuðu fólki frá því þeir eru yfirfullir. Ástandið í borginni er sagt grafalvarlegt.
Hundruðir eru sagðir slasaðir en engar staðfestar fregnir hafa borist af látnum. Orsök sprengingarinnar liggur ekki fyrir.
Myndböndum er nú dreift á Twitter sem sjá má hér að neðan.
Massive explosion in #Beirut Port, Lebanon. Reportedly the source of the major explosion was a fire at a warehouse for fireworks. pic.twitter.com/UmfAXFlmU2
— Pop Base (@PopBase) August 4, 2020
#BREAKING – #Lebanese media claims the MASSIVE #explosions in #Beirut occurred in a fireworks warehouse. Fireworks can be seen in the video, moments later a secondary explosion caused most of the damage. #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/ddM0tojmlU
— SV News 🚨 (@SVNewsAlerts) August 4, 2020
Explosion in #Beirut #Lebanon – view from Annahar building. Praying for everyone’s safety 🙏🏼😓 pic.twitter.com/Zf6fXaahUq
— Fady Roumieh (@FadyRoumieh) August 4, 2020
A large explosion has been heard in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Security sources said a number of people were injured during the widespread destruction across the city, with residents reporting windows being blown out and ceilings collapsing
Read more: https://t.co/27zh8LaW5n pic.twitter.com/SZ82gxAA7Z
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) August 4, 2020
Another video is the explosion in #Beirut a few minutes ago. Praying for the safety of everyone. #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/MvRtUQpghs
— Fady Roumieh (@FadyRoumieh) August 4, 2020
My brother sent me this, we live 10 KM away from the explosion site and the glass of our bldgs got shattered. #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/MPByBc673m
— Abir Ghattas (@AbirGhattas) August 4, 2020
What looks like fireworks going off before the large explosion at the #Beirut port. #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/D3PlidjjNA
— Joe Truzman (@Jtruzmah) August 4, 2020
