Crisis upon crisis: blast rocks a Lebanon already on its knees

Two huge explosions have rocked Beirut, killing at least 78 people, injuring thousands more, and sending an enormous blast wave across the city that shattered windows, knocked down doors and shook buildings.

Deadly explosion at Beirut’s port comes amid coronavirus pandemic and economic meltdown



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Here’s what we know:
More than 70 are dead, the health ministry said.
A huge cache of ammonium nitrate, an explosive compound, had been stored at the blast site.
A smaller explosion was followed by a much larger one.
I was bloodied and dazed. Beirut strangers treated me like a friend.
Health facilities were badly damaged at the moment they were most needed.
The explosion hit the waterfront, near several important buildings.
The blast stirred memories of war in a city that had been relatively calm in recent years.

The massive explosion has killed at least 78 people with many more feared dead, Lebanon's health minister says/CNN