According to Al Jazeera, citing the head of the department, at least 3 thousand people were injured.

Earlier it was reported that the death toll exceeded 50.

On August 4, a powerful explosion took place in the Lebanese capital near the port. The Jordanian Seismological Observatory has determined that the explosion is equivalent to an earthquake of magnitude 4.5.

The authorities declared Wednesday, August 5, a day of mourning in memory of the victims of the explosion.