Beirut port blast crater 43 meters deep: security official

Beirut port blast crater 43 meters deep: security official

Beirut port blast crater 43 meters deep: security official

Beirut port blast crater 43 meters deep: security official

Beirut port blast crater 43 meters deep: security official

Above, an aerial view taken on August 7, 2020 shows a partial view of the port of Beirut and the crater caused by the explosion. (AFP)

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Beirut port blast crater 43 meters deep: security official

Crater is much larger than the one left by the enormous blast in 2005 that killed former prime minister Rafic Hariri

Updated 09 August 2020

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BEIRUT: The huge chemical explosion that hit Beirut's port, devastating large parts of the Lebanese capital and claiming over 150 lives, left a 43-meter (141 foot) deep crater, a security official said Sunday.

The blast Tuesday, which was felt across the county and as far as the island