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Online groups setup to help find missing people

5 August 2020 12:41 BST

Online groups have been set up to find those who have gone missing in the aftermath of the blast. 

The Instagram page "Locate victims Beirut" has garnered 70,000 followers and sharing photos of missing people. 

Nadda Osman has more details on the online groups

People are using social media to try and locate loved ones who went missing during the blast (AFP/Instagram screengrab)
People are using social media to try and locate loved ones who went missing during the blast (AFP/Instagram screengrab)