Logan im peter dobby here in doha youre watching aljazeera is continuing coverage of the disaster in beirut the fires are burning into the night as rescue crews search for more survivors and victims. All countries around the world offer their support to lebanon which is already in the grip of its worst economic crisis in decades. A massive explosion has brought catastrophe to lebanons capital beirut killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands more as a shockwave smash through the city as erupted from a port warehouse where about 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate had been stored for years the blast was felt 160 kilometers away in cyprus countries around the world including lebanons traditional photo is. Israel offering help in beirut begins our coverage. A massive explosion in the heart of the lebanese capital the blast sencha quavers across beirut shattering windows destroying buildings. And injuring hundreds. On. The streets were filled with panic and confusion cautiously auto my ca
A banking crisis theres been a debt crisis lebanese are facing really so many pressures in so many directions so health care is one of those areas where the hospitals are old millions of dollars by the lebanese government Different Levels of pay hospitals for care so everyone is really hang on by a thread in this country and its really hard to predict what more could happen and this is it was a politically charged potentially this week because of the event that was due on friday talk us through the season one why its significant. Well the explosion immediately you know with the flashback of many people who have been through so many bombs and wars and in this country and one of the last violent events im up on was a series of assassination that rocked the country about a decade ago and most important of those with the Prime Minister is how did he was assassinated and his trial was done this murder. Has been resolved on going on for many many years one of those expensive trials mystery a
Will pay the price this is a promise to the martyrs and the injured this is some National Commitment 100. 00 honey phase a former Lebanese Health minister hes been helping treat the injured and spoke to us a little earlier. I was sitting at my home i told my family shouted take tears theres an earthquake and immediately in my favorite place everything collapsed. Naturally i skipped i left family and jumped to the hospital to save lives we are in a very bad situation economically medical supplies sort of everything we managed to cope but the investigation is beyond any description people to want to think of homes there are times when we have pressure injuries there were a couple of cars their heads maybe they hit well hear what they hit somewhere people from. A injuries because you can see their faces are swollen as a direct and less injured is fragments of people you know beirut is a very crowded city if you are passing on a street and immediately want to offer glasses collapses then y
Court orders the former president alvaro uribe to go under house arrest in a case relating to witness tampering and for all. Argentina takes a major step forward in stabilizing its economy by reaching a deal to restructure the huge Government Debt. Also ahead a groundbreaking and controversial ceremony indias Prime Minister prepares to lay hindu temple foundations on the ruins of a mosque. Welcome to the program a massive explosion has leveled parts of lebanons capital beirut killing at least 78. 00 people and injuring thousands more as a shock wave smashed through the city well its just gone 6 am there in the lebanese capital and these are live pictures coming to us here at aljazeera showing just the scale of the destruction and aftermath of this massive explosion which ripped through the port and its surrounding air. Well it erupted from a poor warehouse where about 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate had been stored for years its believed to been set off by welders the blast was felt a 16
Supreme court orders the former president obama already to go under house arrest in a case relating to witness tampering and for all. Argentina takes a major step forward in stabilizing its economy by reaching a deal to restructure the huge Government Debt also ahead a groundbreaking and controversial ceremony indias Prime Minister prepares to lay hindu temple foundations on the ruins of a mosque. Welcome to the program a massive explosion in lebanons capital beirut has killed at least 78 people and injured thousands more it happened at a port warehouse where about 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate have been stored for years well its about 7 am in beirut now and these are live pictures showing the scale of the destruction hospitals are overwhelmed and in a moment. Speak with someone from the medical community but 1st aljazeera zana how to reports. A massive explosion in the heart of the lebanese capital. Was. The blast essential quavers across beirut shattering windows destroying buildings