Hospitals, which themselves sustained damage and were already dealing with Covid-19, were inundated with patients.
Buildings were flattened and vehicles wrecked after the explosion which caused damage that will need considerable reconstruction efforts.
![People inspect a car that was damaged (Bilal Hussain/AP)](https://img.resized.co/breaking-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/in-pictures-beirut-left-strewn-with-damage-after-sea-port-blast.jpg)
People inspect a car that was damaged (Bilal Hussain/AP)
![Buildings sustained massive damage (Hassan Ammar/AP)](https://img.resized.co/breaking-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/in-pictures-beirut-left-strewn-with-damage-after-sea-port-blast.jpg)
Buildings sustained massive damage (Hassan Ammar/AP)
![Rescue workers and security officers work at the scene (Hussein Malla/AP)](https://img.resized.co/breaking-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/in-pictures-beirut-left-strewn-with-damage-after-sea-port-blast.jpg)
Rescue workers and security officers work at the scene (Hussein Malla/AP)
![A man removes religious icons from the floor of a damaged church in Beirut (Hussein Malla/AP)](https://img.resized.co/breaking-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/in-pictures-beirut-left-strewn-with-damage-after-sea-port-blast.jpg)
A man removes religious icons from the floor of a damaged church in Beirut (Hussein Malla/AP)
![Flattened buildings at the site of the explosion (Hussein Malla/AP)](https://img.resized.co/breaking-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/in-pictures-beirut-left-strewn-with-damage-after-sea-port-blast.jpg)
Flattened buildings at the site of the explosion (Hussein Malla/AP)
![The seaport was the centre of the blast (Hussein Malla/AP)](https://img.resized.co/breaking-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/in-pictures-beirut-left-strewn-with-damage-after-sea-port-blast.jpg)
The seaport was the centre of the blast (Hussein Malla/AP)
![Lebanese soldiers search for survivors (Hassan Ammar/AP)](https://img.resized.co/breaking-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/in-pictures-beirut-left-strewn-with-damage-after-sea-port-blast.jpg)
Lebanese soldiers search for survivors (Hassan Ammar/AP)
![People inspect a damaged car (Bilal Hussein/AP)](https://img.resized.co/breaking-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/in-pictures-beirut-left-strewn-with-damage-after-sea-port-blast.jpg)
People inspect a damaged car (Bilal Hussein/AP)
![People drive past buildings and cars that were damaged (Bilal Hussein/AP)](https://img.resized.co/breaking-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/in-pictures-beirut-left-strewn-with-damage-after-sea-port-blast.jpg)
People drive past buildings and cars that were damaged (Bilal Hussein/AP)
![The port suffered heavy damage in the blast (Hassan Ammar/AP)](https://img.resized.co/breaking-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/in-pictures-beirut-left-strewn-with-damage-after-sea-port-blast.jpg)
The port suffered heavy damage in the blast (Hassan Ammar/AP)
![A damaged hospital (Hassan Ammar/AP)](https://img.resized.co/breaking-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/in-pictures-beirut-left-strewn-with-damage-after-sea-port-blast.jpg)
A damaged hospital (Hassan Ammar/AP)
![A general view of the scene of the explosion (Bilal Hussein/AP)](https://img.resized.co/breaking-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/in-pictures-beirut-left-strewn-with-damage-after-sea-port-blast.jpg)
A general view of the scene of the explosion (Bilal Hussein/AP)
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