Massive Beirut blast kills more than 60, injures thousands

Beirut • A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 60 people were killed and more than 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.Hours later, ambulances still carried away the wounded as army helicopters helped battle fires raging at the port.The sudden devastation overwhelmed a country already struggling with both the coronavirus pandemic a