At least 50 people have been killed and over 2,500 injured after a massive explosion erupted in the Beirut port area, damaging buildings and vehicles in Lebanon.

Lebanon’s health minister, Hamad Hassan said — the figures were “preliminary estimates,” while adding that the blasts had caused a ‘very high number of injuries’ and huge damage.

“It is a disaster in every sense of the word,” he said in an interview with several television channels while visiting a hospital in the Lebanese capital.

The explosion happened at around 6pm local time at the city’s port, where warehouses are believed to contain explosive materials.

Dramatic footage posted on social media shows smoke billowing from a building in the port area before an enormous fireball explodes into the sky, sending a vast shockwave across the city that was heard and felt as far away as Cyprus – more than 200km (180 miles) away.

The afternoon explosion destroyed several vehicles and buildings including the house of former PM Saad Hariri, who has been confirmed safe by his party.

Beirut’s Hotel Dieu Hospital is said to have admitted more than 500 wounded patients and no longer receiving more, while Lebanon’s Red Cross confirmed many others were still trapped in their homes.

General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim said: ‘It appears that there is a warehouse containing material that was confiscated years ago, and it appears that it was highly explosive material.’

Prime Minister Hasan Diab has declared Wednesday, August 5, a day of mourning, and President Michel Aoun called for ‘urgent’ defence council talks.

Israel has denied any involvement amid escalating tensions with the militant group Hezbollah along the country’s southern border.

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Evicted Big brother Naija lockdown housemate, Ka3na, has denied having sex with fellow housemate, Praise while she was still in the house.

Over the weekend, social media went crazy when the pair were caught on camera moving their bodies in ecstasy under the sheets. At one point, Ka3na was heard telling Praise to “continue” when he stopped moving his body.

Our second nack of d season 😁 praise and k3na 🙆‍♂️ #BBNajia #bbnaija2020lockdown pic.twitter.com/pLeerL96Xp

— C. H. R. Y. S. (@CHRYS93004063) August 1, 2020

Following her eviction from the Big Brother Naija season 5, Ka3na has now granted an interview to clear the air about what went down under the bedsheet.

Speaking with Beats FM, the mother of one denied having sex with Praise in the Big Brother House but acknowledged that they were ‘aggressively’ cuddling under the sheets.

“There was no sexual intercourse whatsoever. You saw what you saw on the screen, but I was live in the house, and yeah, nothing happened,” she said.

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Ka3na denies having sex with praise.
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Retweet if you think it’s a lie pic.twitter.com/xFmKfGrCzJ

— Deetune of Kwasu (@mc_deetune) August 4, 2020