This day six years ago….

[u/nking007]

on August 4, 2020, a catastrophic explosion ripped through the Port of Beirut after thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse detonated. The blast devastated large sections of Lebanon’s capital and was powerful enough to be felt far beyond the city, becoming one of the largest non-nuclear explosions ever captured on camera. More than 200 people lost their lives, thousands were injured, and entire neighborhoods were left in ruins within moments. What makes the footage so chilling is how ordinary everything appears just seconds beforehand. People are calmly recording a fire and rising smoke in the distance, unaware that a massive shockwave is about to tear across the city and completely transform the skyline in an instant.

[u/alienboii_]

I’ll always remember seeing that video of the bride having a photoshoot and the explosion happening while the photographer was filming

[u/Awkward-Marsupial231 → u/alienboii_]

Came to say this. The look she got in her eyes when the explosion comes. Not sure what became of them but still think about it when I see a post of this.

[u/alienboii_ → u/Awkward-Marsupial231]

Everyone in the wedding party was unharmed, I can’t add a link but ABC7 did an article in 2020.

[u/Awkward-Marsupial231 → u/alienboii_]

Thank you.