Lebanon Fast Facts

A rescue worker walks along a pile of rubble at the explosion site in Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday, August 8.

Volunteers conduct research at the explosion site on Saturday.

A man sits inside a damaged home in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday.

Books are seen in the blast debris on Friday.

A woman and her sister-in-law show a photo of a missing man on Friday. Hundreds of people have been reported missing.

Rescue workers search for missing people at the site of the explosion.

People remove debris from a house on Friday.

A French rescue worker rests on Friday.

A man whose legs were injured because of the explosion looks at a destroyed house on Friday.

A Russian rescue worker and dog search the Beirut port on Friday.

Lebanese soldiers stand guard in front of destroyed ships Thursday.

Christelle Helou hugs the coffin of her cousin Nicole in Sarba, Lebanon, on Thursday.

A person hugs French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to the Gemmayzeh neighborhood in Beirut on Thursday. Large crowds, chanting "revolution, revolution," mobbed Macron as he toured the neighborhood. France has sent an aid package to Lebanon that includes two military planes, 55 personnel, 15 tons of equipment and a mobile clinic that's able care for 500 wounded people.

Workers remove rubble on Thursday.

A woman, whose son is said to be missing after Tuesday's explosion, waits outside Beirut's port on Thursday to receive information from rescue teams.

A man carries his belongings as he leaves his destroyed house on Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced.

Relatives of people who are missing hold hands Thursday as they wait outside the port to receive information from rescue teams.

A man leaves his damaged house on Thursday.

This aerial photo, taken Wednesday, shows the aftermath of the explosion.

A statue representing the Lebanese expatriate is seen Wednesday in front of a building that was damaged by the explosion.

A woman walks with her belongings on Wednesday.

This aerial photo, taken on Wednesday, shows ruined structures at the port.

Lebanese soldiers search for survivors on Wednesday.

Damage is seen inside an apartment on Wednesday.

Debris hangs from a damaged facade.

A woman walks over rubble in her apartment on Wednesday.

This satellite image, obtained by CNN from Planet Labs Inc., shows a massive crater at the site of Tuesday's explosion. See the before-and-after pictures

An injured man sits next to a restaurant in the Mar Mikhael neighborhood on Wednesday.

Lebanese soldiers search for survivors on Wednesday.

Debris litters the floor of the Lebanese Parliament on Wednesday.

Beirut was declared a "disaster city" by authorities on Wednesday.

A woman looks out of the collapsed facade of a Beirut apartment on Wednesday.

The Beirut neighborhood of Mar Mikhael sits in ruins.

A Lebanese army helicopter flies over Beirut on Wednesday.

A damaged hospital room is seen on Wednesday.

People walk Wednesday along a road littered with debris and abandoned vehicles.

A helicopter fights a fire Tuesday at the scene of the explosion.

A nurse takes care of three babies in a damaged Beirut hospital on Tuesday.

Rescue crews search a street for survivors on Tuesday night. "People are asking the emergency department about their loved ones, and it is difficult to search at night because there is no electricity," Health Minister Hamad Hassan told the Reuters news agency. "We are facing a real catastrophe and need time to assess the extent of damages."

A wounded man is helped as he walks through debris following the explosion.

Smoke rises after the blast. This image was obtained from a video on social media.

Lebanese Red Cross officers carry an injured woman on Tuesday night.

A building's facade is shattered after Tuesday's explosion.

Wounded people wait to received help outside a hospital. Emergency wards have been inundated.

An investigation into the explosion was announced by Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab.

People run for cover following the explosion. Bachar Ghattas, an eyewitness, described scenes of chaos: "You can see injured people all over the streets in Beirut, glass all over the place, cars are damaged. It is like an apocalypse."

Injured people sit on a street after the blast.

Lebanese soldiers watch as a helicopter fights a fire at the scene of the explosion.

A man sits near the site of the blast.

Firefighters work at the scene on Tuesday.

A wounded person is carried after the blast.

The explosion was near the port in the Lebanese capital.

Smoke billows following the explosion.

A wounded man walks near the scene.

People gather by damaged buildings after the blast.

Firefighters use a water hose on flaming debris.