A large blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has killed at least 70 people and injured more than 4,000 others. Videos show smoke billowing from a fire, then a mushroom cloud following the blast at the city's port. Officials are blaming highly explosive materials stored in a warehouse for six years. Anchal Vohra, an Indian journalist based in Beirut took to Twitter and announced that the explosion also affected her home. "Lebanon bombed. My House bombed. I am bleeding," Vohra wrote in her tweet.
According to news agency AFP, a total of two explosions were reported from Beirut and operations are underway to rescue locals trapped under the debris of structures that fell to the ground after being engulfed in the explosions. Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab, after calling an "urgent defence council talk", declared national mourning on August 5. World leaders Boris Johnson, Donald Trump sent their deepest condolences to the country in what they termed as a terrible attack.