Beirut explosion: Aftermath in pictures

Paramedics transfer a wounded man from the site of the explosion at Beirut port on 4 August. Hospitals in Lebanon on Tuesday were at full capacity with hundreds of wounded people admitted. The Lebanese Red Cross urged people to only go to hospitals if critically ill, and medical officials are urging people to donate blood if they can (MEE/Hasan Shaaban)

A Lebanese soldier and fireman gather around a corpse found under the rubble of Tuesday's explosion in Beirut port. Health Minister Hamad Hassan described the incident as "a disaster in every sense of the word", and warned that the death toll was likely to rise (MEE/Hasan Shaaban)

A wounded man is in shock after the Beirut port explosion (MEE/Hasan Shaaban)

An ambulance rushing to the site of the Beirut explosion on Tuesday 4 August (MEE/Hasan Shaaban)

A firefighting helicopter seen on Tuesday at the site of the Beirut port explosion (MEE/Hasan Shaaban)

An injured woman lies on the ground in the vicinity of the Beirut explosion on Tuesday (MEE/Hasan Shaaban)

An image from Gemmayze Street near Beirut Port shows the damage left by the explosion on buildings and cars, Wednesday 5 August 2020 (MEE/Hasan Shaaban)

A man rides a motorbike next to destroyed buildings and cars in the Gemmayze neighbourhood, Beirut, 5 August 2020 (Hasan Shaaban/MEE)

The back of the destroyed Beirut Port, as seen on 5 August 2020. Beirut Port is Lebanon's main logistics hub and its deepest sea port. Its closure threatens food security in the country, which relies on imports for an estimated 65-85 percent of food needs (MEE/Hassan Shaaban)

An image from Gemmayze Street near Beirut Port shows the damages left by the explosion on buildings and cars, Wednesday 5 August (Hasan Shaaban/MEE)

Image taken on 5 August shows the damage sustained by the Electricite du Liban building overlooking the Beirut Port (MEE/Hassan Shaaban)

Volunteers distributing food and drinks in the ravaged Gemmayze neighbourhood, Beirut, 5 August 2020 (MEE/Hasan Shaaban)

A photo taken on 5 August shows residents of Gemmayze neighbourhood in Beirut taking part in efforts to remove broken windows and glass one day after the explosion that hit the nearby Beirut Port (MEE/Hasan Shaaban)

A woman walks in the Gemmayze neighbourhood a day after the explosion. The National Council for Scientific Research said a warehouse containing ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive material used for fertilisers, was the source of the incident (MEE/Hasan Shaaban)