Aatmja Kumari(Intern Journalist): The German envoy has died in the blast in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that a woman working in the Foreign Ministry has died. This woman lived in an apartment located at a blast site. It is the first German woman to die in a devastating explosion at the port of Beirut.
At the same time, according to a spokesman of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, five Indians have also been injured in the Beirut blast. It is a matter of relief that all five have suffered minor injuries. So far 135 people have died in the Beirut blast, while more than a thousand people are injured. The entire port and surrounding area have been destroyed.
Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Beirut. To help Lebanon, France, and other countries have sent their teams for emergency assistance and rescue. Lebanon, facing an economic crisis, will now need international help to stand on its feet again.
Bulldozers of the Lebanese Army are trying to remove the rubble. A drive was launched on Thursday to reopen the roads around the demolished port of Beirut. The Lebanese government has promised to investigate the devastating explosion and put Port officials under house arrest.
The Beirut blast took place on Tuesday. Ammonium nitrate was kept at the port. There is a blast in this. The impact of the explosion in ammonium nitrate was seen for several hundred kilometers. So far 135 people have died in this accident, while more than 5 thousand people have been injured.
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