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I spent my earliest years in Beirut before my family returned to the UK, and when I was at school here in the 1980s, the phrase “it’s like Beirut” was bandied around.

Mika has penned an emotional letter to the people of Lebanon following the giant explosion that took place in Beirut last week.The explosion, which happened in the Lebanon capital on Tuesday (August 4), has killed nearly 80 people and injured 4,000.The New York Times reported that the explosion was caused by a fire at a warehouse at Beirut’s port, and that “highly explosive materials” that the government seized years ago were found at the blast site.British singer-songwriter Mika, who was born in Beirut and whose mother was of Lebanese descent, has written a letter to the Lebanese people, which Billboard obtained in English, to share in their grief and anger over the incident. You can read the letter in full below.My dear Lebanon, My dear

Britain could be at risk of a Beirut-style explosion, it is feared, as a port prepares to store almost twice as much a­mmonium nitrate as went off in the Lebanese capital.

George and Amal Clooney have announced that they are making a big donation to help in the relief efforts in Lebanon after over 100 people were killed in a massive explosion in Beirut.

This is the moment a little girl was found alive in the rubble 24 hours after an explosion rocked Beirut.

Halsey and Ariana Grande are among the stars who have donated to relief funds in the wake of a giant explosion that took place in Beirut earlier this week.The explosion, which happened in the Lebanon capital on Tuesday (August 4), has killed nearly 80 people and injured 4,000.The New York Times reports that the explosion was caused by a fire at a warehouse at Beirut’s port, and that “highly explosive materials” that the government seized years ago were found at the blast site.Following the incident, Halsey took to Twitter to share that her heart was “aching looking at these photos in Beirut.” She asked her followers if anyone knew the best way to help.“I have read from a lot of people that petitions aren’t effective and donations can result

A blushing bride was posing for a wedding video shoot and showing off her long white gown when a massive explosion rocked Beirut and sent her running for cover.

Halsey and Naomi Campbell have donated to relief efforts in Lebanon and called on fans to do the same following the shocking explosion in Beirut on Tuesday (August 4, 2020).Rescue workers in the Lebanese capital are searching for more than 100 people who are missing after a huge explosion devastated the port area, killing at least 100 and injuring more than 4,000 others.The city was shaken by the blast, which was heard as far away as Cyprus, causing a mushroom cloud.

Lebanese-Canadians who watched in horror as an explosion levelled part of Beirut are now working to raise funds for hospitals treating the thousands of injured.

A quick-thinking maid scoops up a child in her arms and rushes out of the room as the the Beirut explosion rocks the city in an amazing moment amid the tragedy.

Gemma Atkinson, 35, spoke out on feeling “embarrassed” after she had complained about not being moved into her family’s new home yet.The star, who is dating Gorka Marquez and shares daughter Mia, one, explained how the sudden explosion in Beirut had given her perspective.Speaking to her 1.4 million Instagram viewers today, Gemma confessed: “I had one of those much much-needed reality checks today. “Yesterday I was having a proper moan because we’re still not in our new house and I was saying to Gorka, ‘Oh you know we’re living out of boxes, and we’ve been waiting so long dah dah’.“And then you see what’s happened in the news, and you think f***ing hell get a grip. GET A GRIP!”"Moaning, moaning about not being in your new house.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorA BBC journalist’s Zoom video call captured the dramatic moment that the Lebanese capital of Beirut was rocked by a giant explosion at the city’s port on Tuesday.BBC Arabic journalist Maryam Toumi was conducting an interview from the BBC’s office in Beirut, which is around 1.5 miles from the epicenter of the explosion, which has killed at least 70 people and injured thousands of others.A recording of the call, posted by the BBC News press team, shows Toumi in the top right of the screen conducting the interview, before hearing the noise of the explosion.There is then a loud crash and screams as the aftershocks reached the bureau, and it appears that Toumi is thrown to the floor.

Shocking aerial video and photos reveal the scale of the massive explosion in Beirut that killed at least 100 people as it flattened buildings and blew out windows miles away.

Horrifying video clips have been shared on social media which capture the moment the deadly blast erupted in Beirut.

A BBC reporter was conducting a live video interview when the office she was in collapsed following the devastating explosion in Beirut.

Donald Trump claims a "bomb" caused the deadly Beirut blast that killed at least 73.

Beirut has been rocked by a huge explosion ahead of the verdict in a trial for the killing of ex-PM Rafik Hariri.