Dos fuertes explosiones sacudieron Beirut, la capital de Líbano, este martes 4 de agosto.
Según la cadena local LBCI, hay más de 500 heridos en el hospital Hotel Dieu, situado en el centro de la ciudad, y una fuente dijo que ya "no puede recibir más personas".
"Es un desastre en todo el sentido de la palabra" y "parece el apocalipsis", dijeron algunos ciudadanos frente a esta tragedia.
Las impresionantes imágenes de las dos explosiones fueron difundidas por cadenas televisivas y en redes sociales.
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Nueva toma de la terrible explosión que se acaba de registrar en Beirut pic.twitter.com/DxSD8ZGsxO
— Cadena SER (@La_SER) August 4, 2020
"Parece que hay un almacén que contiene material que fue confiscado hace años y parece que era material altamente explosivo", dijo el jefe de Seguridad General, Abbas Ibrahim.
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Las personas heridas caminaban por las calles, mientras que afuera del Centro Médico Clemenceau docenas, muchas cubiertas de sangre, se apresuraban a ingresar, incluidos niños.
Una enorme nube de humo negro envolvió toda el área del puerto, dijo un corresponsal de AFP.
Las fuertes explosiones en el área del puerto de Beirut se sintieron en toda la ciudad y la onda provocó movimientos que parecían los de un terremoto. Reportaron que algunos distritos perdieron electricidad.
Tremenda explosión en Beirut pic.twitter.com/NnUNy28H0L
— Cadena SER (@La_SER) August 4, 2020
"Los edificios están temblando", tuiteó un residente, mientras que otro escribió: "Una explosión enorme y ensordecedora envolvió a Beirut. Lo escuché a kilómetros de distancia".
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People walk at scene of an explosion in Beirut on August 4, 2020. - A large explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut today, an AFP correspondent said. The blast, which rattled entire buildings and broke glass, was felt in several parts of the city. (Photo by Anwar AMRO / AFP)
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Lebanese firefighters work at the scene of an explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Lebanese firefighters work at the scene of an explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A picture shows the scene of an explosion at the port in Beirut on August 4, 2020. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A picture shows the scene of an explosion at the port in Beirut on August 4, 2020. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. (Photo by Layal ABOU RAHAL / AFP)
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A picture shows the scene of an explosion at the port in Beirut on August 4, 2020. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A wounded man is helped by a fireman near the scene of an explosion in Beirut on August 4, 2020. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
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A picture shows the scene of an explosion in Beirut on August 4, 2020. - A large explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, an AFP correspondent said. The blast, which rattled entire buildings and broke glass, was felt in several parts of the city. (Photo by Anwar AMRO / AFP)
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Smoke billows following an explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)
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Las explosiones se produjeron en un momento en que Líbano está sufriendo su peor crisis económica en décadas, que ha dejado a casi la mitad de la población en la pobreza.
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