Now playing Next no comment Lebanese student plays piano for volunteers in Beirut hospital Lebanese student Chadi Haddad went to the nearby Saint George hospital in Beirut. Amidst volunteers clearing up the rubble, he started playing the hospital’s piano. 08/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon In photographs: Beirut residents show inside their destroyed homes 300 000 people became homeless in Beirut after a massive explosion partly levelled the city on Tuesday, August 4. The photographs of Beirut residents inside their homes reveal the scale of devastation caused to the Lebanese capital. 08/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon Owner of cruise ship sunk by Lebanon blast sues 'those responsible' "Entrepreneur Merhi Abou Merhi, the owner of the Orient Queen cruise ship, has filed a lawsuit against all those responsible for this catastrophic blast," the National News Agency said. 07/08/2020
Now playing Next no comment Russian teams search rubble from Beirut explosion A Russian search and rescue team in Beirut has unearthed three bodies under the rubble near the city's port, three days after the deadly explosion that killed more than 150 people. 07/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon Beirut blast: Distraught families await news of missing relatives Rescue teams continue to search for survivors in the rubble of Beirut's port, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital, killing more than 150 people and wounding thousands. 07/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon Beirut blast: Lebanese president knew about ammonium nitrate stockpile Security agencies raised alarms at least 10 times over the past six years about a massive stockpile of explosive chemicals held unsafely in the heart of Beirut. 07/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon Beirut blast: How Lebanon is facing crisis after crisis Before this week's devastating explosion, Lebanon's economy was predicted to shrink by 12 per cent this year and its currency had lost 80 per cent of its value since October. 07/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon Beirut: Anger among anti-government protesters rises after blast Discontent is growing in Beirut after the deadly explosion in the Lebanese capital on Tuesday. 07/08/2020
Now playing Next no comment Volunteers help in clear-up after deadly Beirut blast Volunteers from around Beirut worked to clean up a hard-hit residential area near the port following the massive explosion that devastated much of the city on Wednesday. 06/08/2020
Now playing Next no comment Woman plays Auld Lang Syne amid debris from Beirut blast Amid the debris and damage of an apartment caught in Beirut's blast, an elderly woman plays Auld Lang Syne on the piano. 06/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon 50,000 sign petition calling for France to take control of Lebanon "We believe Lebanon should be placed under French mandate in order to establish clean and durable governance," reads a petition that has collected more than 50,000 signatures. 06/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon How did so much ammonium nitrate make it to Port of Beirut? | #TheCube An investigation by The Cube has tracked down a ship that arrived in the Lebanese capital nearly seven years ago. 06/08/2020
Now playing Next no comment Macron visits Beirut in aftermath of devastating blast French President Emmanuel Macron visited shell-shocked Beirut, pledging support and urging change after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital. 06/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon Before and after photos from Beirut's port reveal scale of disaster Satellite images, taken before and after the twin explosions in Beirut, reveal the sheer scale of Tuesday's disaster. 06/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon Moment of Beirut blast captured on Lebanese bride's wedding video "You can't describe the sound I heard, it was awful," the videographer who shot the footage told Euronews. 06/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon Beirut blast: Macron pledges aid as protests erupt in Lebanon Rescuers are still searching for survivors after Tuesday's explosion as anger mounts in Lebanon at the failure of politicians and officials to prevent the disaster. 06/08/2020
Now playing Next no comment Cataclysmic explosion sows devastation in Lebanese capital The blast appeared to have been caused by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse. 05/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon A timeline of Beirut's explosions as told by people who survived them From moment the explosions hit to the trauma felt the morning after, this timeline shows the human cost of Tuesday's events in Beirut. 05/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon What is ammonium nitrate and why is it blamed for the Beirut disaster? The compound blamed for the disaster is not easily combustible but has been implicated in several explosions and attacks. 05/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon In pictures: Beirut suffers unprecedented damage following explosions Two explosions near the Lebanese capital's port destroyed nearly half the city, officials said. 05/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon Beirut blast: Macron to visit Lebanon as countries offer help Lebanon has received offers of help from abroad after the Beirut port blast amid fears over health, food security and the country's already-shattered economy. 05/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon Beirut blast: Death toll rises as three days of mourning start Lebanon's Health Minister warned 'there are probably more (victims) under the rubble". 05/08/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon Dozens killed and thousands injured in Beirut port blast The explosion took place at the port shortly before 19:00 local time (18:00 CET) with a large cloud of smoke billowing over the city. Eyewitnesses reported significant damage. 04/08/2020
Now playing Next no comment Beirut wakes up to damage after clashes as currency hits new low Lebanese riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators in Beirut who had poured into the streets to protest as the national currency tumbled to a new low. 12/06/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon Lebanon: Clashes and tear gas in Beirut as protests turn to riots Opposing groups and police clashed as demonstrators tried to revive Lebanon's nationwide protests that began late last year amid an unprecedented economic and financial crisis. 07/06/2020
Now playing Next World Solidarity in Lebanon: Local initiatives respond to rising poverty levels Thousands of Lebanese people are struggling to survive amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s deepening economic crisis. Inflation, coupled with insufficient state support, has made daily living a challenge for much of the population. 22/05/2020
