Beirut, la capital de Líbano, es tendencia a nivel mundial luego de que este martes 4 de agosto se registrara una enorme explosión que sacudió la zona, dejó destrucciones y una gran cantidad de heridos. Sin embargo, aún hay pocos detalles oficiales sobre este incidente.
El humo de las detonaciones se podía observar desde varias partes de la ciudad. Residentes reportaron ventanas rotas y la caída de techos falsos, incluso a kilómetros de distancia.
Un fotógrafo de The Associated Press cerca del puerto de Beirut fue testigo de personas heridas en el suelo y destrucción generalizada en el centro de Beirut. Los hospitales estaban solicitando donadores de sangre.
La prensa local informaba que las explosiones fueron en el puerto, dentro de un área donde se almacenan petardos.
Pero el Director General de Seguridad Pública del Líbano dijo: «Lo que sucedió en Beirut no es una explosión de fuegos artificiales, sino un material altamente explosivo que fue confiscado durante años«
Esto sucede también mientras el país sufre una severa crisis económica y crecen las tensiones entre el grupo armado libanés Hezbollah e Israel en la frontera sur de Líbano.
Hamad Hasan, ministro de Sanidad del Líbano, comentó que la explosión dejó un importante número de heridos, pero hasta la fecha, no ha especificado la cantidad. Por otra parte, no detalló si hubo pérdidas humanas, más allá de las materiales.
Pero en este momento, surge una hipótesis que fue brindada por la BBC, quienes informan que la explosión se produjo justo cuando un tribunal de las Naciones Unidas está por dictar sentencia sobre la muerte de Rafik Hariri, el exprimer ministro de Líbano, asesinado en 2005 por un coche bomba en Beirut. Pese a ello, no se ha determinado que exista una conexión entre ambos hechos.
Por ahora, lo que sí es un hecho, es lo impactante de las imágenes que fueron registradas por las cámaras de la ciudad al momento de la explosión, así como también, las lamentables fotografías que le están dando la vuelta al mundo tras este efímero estallido.
Aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) 
People evacuate wounded after of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) 
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – Civilians carry a victim at the explosion scene that hit the seaport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) 
Aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) 
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – Two injured men lie on the ground, waiting for help at the explosion scene that hit the seaport, in Beirut Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) 
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – An injured man walks at the explosion scene that hit the seaport, in Beirut Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) 
Aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) 
Aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) 
People evacuate wounded after of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) 
People carry a wounded after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) 
Injured people stand after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) 
A smoke from a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) 
A man wounded in a massive explosion is led away in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) 
Aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) 
In this frame from video people walk down the street after an explosion in Beirut, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. A massive explosion shook Lebanon’s capital wounding a number people and causing widespread damage. (AP Photo)
