Beirut looks for survivors, answers August 05, 2020 at 03:03PM

The death toll rose to more than 135, but with an untold number still missing, officials expected that figure to rise. More than 5,000 people were injured, overwhelming the city’s hospitals. Beirut governor Marwan Abboud described the disaster as “an apocalyptic situation” that has made an estimated 3,00,000 people temporarily homeless.