Two days ago there was a massive explosion in Beruit, Lebanon which Yahoo News reported today has left 135 dead, over 5,000 injured and 300,000 homeless and the numbers are going up as rescue attempts continue. Reports of homes up to 6 miles away 85% of Beruit's grain stored was destroyed and that the area is like the blast in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan at the end of WWII.
Both Yahoo and CNN are reporting while the cause has not been identified for the original fire, but a large explosion is potentially the result of around 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate, a fertilizer headed to Africa in 2014 that was abandoned and stored in a warehouse.
From the videos below, there is a fire and extreme blast with a visible shockwave.
Please keep the people affected in your prayers.
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