Throughout these decades, the residents of Beirut tried to show the world that they were more than the sum of their crises. But as a massive explosion from the country's main port ripped through Beirut and its outskirts on Tuesday, its people seemed to have finally been rendered powerless. The aftermath of Tuesday's blast is seen at the port in Beirut. Beirut will never again be the same, city residents and analysts said. A US citizen in Beirut told CNN that he visited the St. George Hospital in Beirut -- one of two hospitals damaged in the explosion -- offering to donate blood.

Source: CNN August 05, 2020 18:11 UTC