China News Service, August 6, According to foreign media reports, a violent explosion occurred in the port area of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on the evening of the 4th, killing at least 135 people and injuring about 5,000. After experiencing the chaos caused by the explosion, an old grandmother used the piano to play a piece of "Friendship Forever" for her family in a messy home, which was regarded as a symbol of hope and tenacity in the ruins.
Image source: Screenshot of the official account of the CBS social networking site
According to reports, a video posted on a social networking site showed that when the grandmother May Abboud Melki (May Abboud Melki) played songs in front of the piano, her home was already in a mess: most of the window glass was broken, and many of them were hanging. The painting on the wall fell to the ground, and the ground was covered with debris of various things.
Her granddaughter May-Lee Meliki recorded the moment when her grandmother played the piano and described it as "beauty in the ashes", indicating that her grandmother was "struggling to get rid of pain."
May-Lee Meliki shared this video on social networking sites, and many netizens left messages to support the Lebanese people.
On the evening of the 4th local time, a violent explosion occurred in the port area of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, killing at least 135 people and injuring about 5,000. Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab bluntly said, “We are witnessing a real disaster.” The Beirut governor estimated that the explosion will leave 250,000 to 300,000 people homeless.