These 7 videos show the massive Lebanon explosion from street level, across Beirut
A massive explosion that shook Beirut on Tuesday killed at least 100 people and wounded more than 4,000, according to the Lebanese Red Cross.
Initially, smoke could be seen billowing from Beirut's port. Many people in Lebanon's capital city filmed it on their cellphones — so when the larger white explosion occurred, that horrific moment was caught on video from numerous angles.
The blast shook Beirut with the force of a 3.5 magnitude earthquake, according to Germany's geosciences center GFZ. Although President Donald Trump said the blast looked like "an attack," Lebanese officials have indicated it may have been due to thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate stored there.
Here are seven videos that show the explosion from different parts of the city:
From the street level
BREAKING - Death toll reaches 100+ in #Beirut, #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/IUDPRJ3Oli
— SV News 🚨 (@SVNewsAlerts) August 5, 2020
#BeirutBlast This is a video that I received from another angle - the person who shot it is OK.
Remember; many people usually jog/walk on the Beirut waterfront (close to the explosion).
Many people thought they just were documenting a big fire in the sea port. #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/f9vlSaFSYJ— Faheem (@faheem_chuhdary) August 5, 2020
Another footage from #Beirut shows an initial fire, with what seems like fireworks, and then another huge explosion pic.twitter.com/5zizBG1EZw
— Guy Elster (@guyelster) August 5, 2020
From across the city
Stunning video shows explosions just minutes ago at Beirut port pic.twitter.com/ZjltF0VcTr
— Borzou Daragahi 🖊🗒 (@borzou) August 4, 2020
فيديو آخر - لحظة حدوث انفجار ضخم في مرفأ #بيروت pic.twitter.com/C62srAfTnx
— وكالة شهاب (@ShehabAgency) August 4, 2020
From the water
lebanon #beirut
This is not a movie seen That just happened in Beirut, Lebanon.
Please pray for everyone who was there !
2020 💔💔💔💔#beirutexplosion pic.twitter.com/YxohHJC4MU— Pawan Kalyan Holics™ (@PSPKHolics) August 4, 2020
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Beirut blast from 7 different angles, widely filmed due to prior smoke