Beirut explosion: Aerial photos show destruction of blast

Shocking new aerial photos show many buildings with little left behind after the explosion in Beirut. WARNING: Distressing content

WARNING: Distressing content

New aerial photos show the shocking destruction that hit the city of Beirut after this week’s explosion.

The photographs show port structures with little left behind, sitting completely destroyed and blown apart by the blast that hit the port and surrounding areas.

Residential buildings in nearby neighbourhoods were also left severely impacted by the explosion leaving up to 300,000 people homeless.

An aerial view of ruined structures at Beirut’s port. Picture: Haytham El Achkar/Getty Images

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The port buildings were completely destroyed. Picture: Haytham El Achkar/Getty Images

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Wheat silos at the port were also hit. Picture: Daniel Carde/Getty Images

Officials said a waterfront warehouse storing explosive materials, reportedly 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate, was the cause of the blast. Picture: Haytham El Achkar/Getty Images

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This shows a destroyed silo at the scene of an explosion at the port shortly after the time of explosion. Picture: STR/AFP

This composite image shows the moment of explosion, filmed from a nearby office building. Picture: Gaby Salem/ESN/AFP

Satellite imagery taken before and after the explosion show the extent of the damage to the port.

A photo taken from Zaytouna Bay shows a red plume of fire behind a high-rise in central Beirut. Picture: Bassem El Hage/AFP

Firefighters douse a blaze at the scene. Picture: STR/AFP

A wounded child is treated shortly after the explosion. Picture: Ibrahim Amro/AFP

An aerial view shows the massive damage done to Beirut port's grain silos and the surrounding areas. Picture: AFP

A wounded man is helped by a fireman. Picture: Anwar Amro/AFP

People check the damage to their car as it sits parked in a petrol station near the explosion site. Picture: STR/AFP

The windows of nearby buildings were blown out. Picture: Anwar Amro/AFP

This photo shows a room at the Wardieh hospital after the explosion. Picture: AFP

Nearby ships were also destroyed by the blast. Picture: Anwar Amro/AFP

A wounded man is seen covered in blood as he walks outside a hospital after the explosion. Picture: Ibrahim Amro/AFP

Cars and buildings in the city’s capital were flattened. Picture: AFP

This photo shows a damaged grain silo and a burnt boat at Beirut’s harbour. Picture: AFP

A man sits at the entrance of a damaged bank. Picture: Anwar Amro/AFP

Devastation in the Gemmayzeh area in the centre of Lebanon's capital Beirut. Picture: AFP

A man carries away an injured girl while walking through debris in the Achrafiyeh district in the centre of Lebanon’s capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. Picture: Marwan Tahtah/AFP

Helicopters try to put out the fire that was still alight into the night at the scene. Picture: AFP

Cars and buildings of Beirut neighbourhood Mar Mikhael were hit by the blast. Picture: Patrick Baz/AFP

A picture shows the damages on a residential building on August 5, 2020. Picture: Joseph Eid/AFP

A man walks by an overturned car and destroyed buildings. Picture: Marwan Tahtah/Getty Images

Smoke rises out of the debris at the port. Picture: AFP

A Lebanese woman walks over the rubble in her apartment in the neighbourhood of Gemmayze. Picture: Patrick Baz/AFP

A man holds his head in his hands shortly after. Picture: Ibrahim Amro/AFP

A Lebanese couple inspect the damage to their house in an area overlooking the destroyed Beirut port. Picture: Joseph Eid/AFP

Wrecked buildings in the city's port. Picture: Marwan Tahtah/Getty Images

Originally published as Beirut explosion: Aerial photos show destruction of blast