08/08/2020 10:57
Search and rescue operation continues in Beirut after massive blast
A search and rescue operation continues in Beirut after the devastating explosion that rocked the city on Tuesday. Dozens of people are still missing.
Humanitarian assistance is coming to Lebanon from around the globe. Countries are sending medical equipment and field hospitals, food products, building materials, fuels to help Lebanon recover after the disastrous blast. Russia’s contribution included humanitarian cargoes, rescuers and medics, as well as a laboratory for coronavirus diagnosis.
Rescuers and volunteers are searching through rubble and debris in a hope to find survivors. Volunteers of Turkish public organizations offer food to people from trucks seen in Beirut’s rubble-and dust-covered streets.