Overseas Network, September 4th. The search and rescue of the Beirut port bombing that occurred on August 4 is still ongoing. Rescuers found signs of life in a piece of rubble through thermal imaging cameras.
The BBC and The Guardian reported that it has been one month since the explosion in the port area of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, and rescuers found signs of life in the ruins of Mar Mikhael neighborhood (Mar Mikhael).
This is one of the hardest hit areas in the devastating explosion.
On Thursday (3rd) local time, a rescue team from Chile found "anomalies" near a collapsed building through search and rescue dogs.
Then rescuers used the scanner to search for heartbeat and breathing, and detected signs of heartbeats that may be 18 to 19 beats per minute.
Data map: On August 16, 2020, local time, in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, an excavator was demolished at the explosion site in Beirut Port.
A volunteer who assisted in the search and rescue confirmed that the rescue equipment did not identify animals but human heartbeats and breathing.
He lamented that it is rare to survive for a month under rubble, but it is not unheard of.
"99% may be nothing, even if the hope is less than 1%, we should continue to search." Local civil defense worker Youssef Malah said.
The search and rescue work is still ongoing.
On August 4, a large explosion occurred in the Beirut port area of Lebanon, killing more than 170 people, wounding more than 6,000, and dozens of others missing.
The big explosion caused hundreds of houses and buildings and a large number of cars to be destroyed or damaged. Glass in many blocks was shattered and some structures completely collapsed.
The cause of the explosion was that the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate seized by the customs department in 2014 were poorly stored in the warehouse.
The big explosion caused Beirut, Lebanon to have been identified as a disaster area.
(Overseas Net Zhang Min)