<Anchor> The number

of fatalities has risen to 135 due to a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. This dangerous ammonium nitrate has been left in the port close to the city for 6 years, but despite several warnings, there has been no action taken.

Reporter Kim Kyung-hee.

<Reporter> The

bride in a pure white dress is smiling brightly.

I heard an explosion sound from a distance, and the peaceful street from the subsequent explosion sound and shock wave became an asura.

[Isra Severani/ Bride at the time of the explosion: I was very shocked. What's going on... I thought,'I'm dying or how I'm going to die.'] This

is the port of Beirut after the smoke was released.


The warehouse where the explosion occurred barely left one side, and a large hole in the front of the warehouse created a hole in the sea.

The large cruise ship that was moored collapsed to the side due to the impact of the explosion, and the harbor annex also had only reinforcing steel structures.

It has been reported that 135 people have died and 5,000 have been injured.

There are also 300,000 victims.

[Hans Berersky/Lebanon World Vision Director: Explosively damaged Port of Beirut seems to have a major impact on the lives of all people, as it is Lebanon's only daily necessities for imports.] The

2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate being stored in the port warehouse Previously, there were several warnings about the danger of explosion, but it turned out to have been left for six years.

Customs officials sent me six letters and asked for instructions to dispose of it, but Bun was ignored.

As the possibility that the explosion was not a terrorist attack but an accident in the welding process has increased, criticism has been raised that the government's neglect has caused a catastrophe.

(Video Editing: Seonghoon Jung)