Thread by @jenanmoussa

Massive explosion rocks Beirut. I checked on my family there before posting. Our house was shaking but everyone is okay.

This is insane!

@akhbar

This is a video filmed by someone who was standing on his balcony close to the port of #Beirut.

First you see big plumes of smoke followed by small explosions on ground level and finally an enormous explosion.

I hope the person who filmed this is safe.

@akhbar

Lebanon Health minister just said that hundreds of Lebanese were injured in this massive blast in #Beirut today.

Reasons still unknown.

Number of dead not clear.

And the destruction in property and shops is enormous.

@akhbar

Video showing aftermath of the massive explosion in Beirut.

The entire country is in shock. These scenes are terrifying. Even a friend who lives 27 kms north of Beirut heard the sound of the explosion.

@akhbar

Lebanon is dealing with a severe economic crisis, coronacrisis and now this enormous blast.

I can hear two explosions in this video and the sound of people screaming.

How much can a country and a population take?