Toll expected to rise in blast that shook Beirut, killing 78 and injuring thousands

A view shows the aftermath at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020.

Lebanese rescue workers dug through the rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut, killing 78 people and injuring nearly 4,000 in a toll that officials expected to rise.

Tuesday’s blast at port warehouses storing highly explosive material was the most powerful in years in Beirut, already reeling from an economic crisis and a surge in coronavirus infections.