Death toll rises to 154 in Beirut explosions

Source: Xinhua| 2020-08-07 18:24:26|Editor: huaxia
LEBANON-BEIRUT-EXPLOSION RUINS-DEATH TOLL 

A man plays the piano in a destroyed hospital during a break of cleaning the explosion ruins in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 7, 2020. The death toll in the huge explosions that rocked Port of Beirut on Tuesday has reached 154, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced on Friday. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

BEIRUT, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in the huge explosions that rocked Port of Beirut on Tuesday has reached 154, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced on Friday.

Hassan said that 20 percent of the 5,000 injuries need hospitalization while serious cases have reached 120 as the shattered glasses caused severe injuries that required surgeries, the National News Agency reported.

Two huge explosions rocked Port of Beirut on Tuesday evening, killing at least 154 people and injuring about 5,000 others, while causing massive damages in the city. Enditem

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