Beirut governor: 300,000 left homeless from blast, half city damaged

Beirut's governor on Wednesday said that at least 300,000 people had been left homeless from Tuesday's blast, and half to the city had been damaged. 

"I think there are between 250,000 and 300,000 people who are now without homes," said Marwan Aboud, adding that the estimated cost of the damage from Tuesday's explosion was between $3bn and $5bn.