Photo: ReutersRescue workers in Lebanon have detected signs of life in the rubble of a building in a residential area of Beirut that collapsed after a huge explosion at a nearby port last month, rescue workers say. "These (signs of breathing and pulse) along with the temperature sensor means there is a possibility of life," rescue worker Eddy Bitar told reporters at the scene. Heavier machinery was required to help lift the rubble safely, a rescue worker said, and it could not be brought until morning. Earlier in the evening, rescue workers in bright jackets clambered over the building, which had collapsed in the blast. One rescue worker also carried a rescue dog onto the mound of smashed masonry.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 03, 2020 21:33 UTC