People 200 miles away in Cyprus heard it and some thought it was a local bombing in Cyprus itself. Over 100 people are dead, but this number is likely to higher. This has just added to the chaos in Lebanon which already faces bad suffering with inflation from corruption/coronavirus.
Visual guide: how explosion caused mass casualties and devastation across Beirut
Explosion in port of Beirut has killed at least 100 people and injured 4,000 with damage extending over half the city
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