Beirut explosion: Diver captures moment of blast as seen from the water

A diver in the port of Beirut captured the massive August 4 explosion from the vantage point of the water.
Alaa Saad told Storyful he was sitting on a boat with his friends after diving when they noticed smoke rising from the port. It was minutes before the massive explosion hit the capital, killing at least 220 people and injuring more than 6,000.
“As soon as I saw the explosion, I never thought it would be one that’d destroy Beirut. I thought it was a show or a festival because I had never imagined that this kind of explosion would occur in my city,” Saad said.
Lebanon’s prime minister stepped down from his job Monday in the wake of the catastrophic explosion in Beirut that has triggered public outrage, saying he has come to the conclusion that corruption in the country is “bigger than the state.”
The move risks opening the way to dragged-out negotiations over a new Cabinet amid urgent calls for reform. It follows a weekend of anti-government protests after the explosion in Beirut’s port.
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[@natwest1971]

If that doesn’t illustrate the difference between the speed of light and the speed of sound I don’t know what does!

[@wc9053]

lightning does pretty good

[@isaacgensieras3635]

I think the sound was delayed because the explosion is pretty far from the camera guy

[@DaxRaider]

@@isaacgensieras3635 ... jaeh captain thats what everyone is meaning xD obviously

[@paoloviti6156]

Remember that the sound always comes after the blast. In fact the people only felt first the terrible shock wave then the sound. I don't know the speed of shock wave and the sound of the blast but being relatively near the harbour there was not much difference...

[@paoloviti6156]

For your info the speed of sound at 20 °C in air is about 343 metres per second or 1,235 km/h and a kilometre will take 2.9 seconds to travel. It depends strongly on temperature as well as the medium through which a sound wave is propagating...

[@BallisticAero]

Watching the clouds disperse above is surreal

[@TheStarwars2011]

Super saiyan god goku

[@leeroquemore8713]

Wilson cloud. An explosion that causes that is definitely powerful!

[@gbZHe8]

First time I notice! Thanks

[@jefftriphahn3496]

Honestly, just shy of the earliest nukes.

[@williewilson2250]

@@leeroquemore8713 oh me?

[@pjboards]

Blast scared them so bad..they started speaking english...

[@heinrichjannasch8768]

😂😂😂

[@timothylegg]

What I learn from this is that "Oh my god" is an international phrase.

[@Jamesandcheraylucas]

🖐🤣 They did speak a little English there.

[@Jamesandcheraylucas]

@@timothylegg 👍

[@rickythe2nd63]

Sure did! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wheezing3586]

Speed of sound in air: 344/m sec before shockwave hit them: 9s Their distance from the blast: 9 x 344m = 3.096 km In miles: 1.92mi

[@glitchypotato9651]

Nice maths bro

[@normalhumanbeing6066]

@Virginia Addis ok dude

[@arifinilham9453]

3,1 km

[@higorss]

Note: the speed of shockwave isn't the same as sound

[@zaidortsac]

So what??

[@DelightLovesMovies]

My heart goes to the people who live in Beirut. That's tragic.

[@bard1250]

he calls his wife at the end asking "where are you? there's been an explosion"

[@franciscodominguezduran5852]

On bd

[@cebosty3094]

Beirut has forever changed since being toppled by Islamists

[@DelightLovesMovies]

@@cebosty3094 Just like America changed forever since Trump tried to turn it into a banana republic.

[@daner8878]

And what they would do with your heart?

[@i_concurr8845]

Luckily they were at a good distance and not parked at the docks

[@fael4752]

The other people tho..

[@apollion888]

that was my thought too, if they weren't on the water, their boat would be under it

[@zaidortsac]

Omg you are a scientist!

[@Zidzods]

*Sadly many people weren’t . The blast was felt over 245 kilometres away*

[@AlexGNR]

@@Zidzods 🤔👀😥

[@siouxpac2461]

Props to tha camera man for holding tha angle as he blew back

[@jaymesnin]

But it was vertical...

[@jackdshellback3819]

Yeah, except he was filming in portrait mode, so he wasn't that good was he? In fact anyone who films in portrait mode obviously hasn't got a clue, and doesn't deserve the title of cameramen or woman.

[@maxthecat14]

@@jackdshellback3819 doesn't matter what mode it was in, he captured the part that mattered.

[@RoodeMenon]

@@jaymesnin True. That is a shame.

[@loveruoo1307]

Imagine caring more about the camera angle then the actual accident.

[@mohammadimostafa7454]

Such an explosion you dont believe your eyes if really something like that is happening

[@Cynthesis21]

Exactly! I couldn't imagine seeing this in person.

[@zvo1312]

I hope everyone is ok

[@splashwgm]

exactly

[@niahsvision]

Cynthesis21 does anyone know how it happened? or is it just a mystery like everything else in FREAKING 2020

[@mohammadimostafa7454]

@@zvo1312 everyone are not ok, because the happening had casualties

[@Reddzion]

What gets to me the most about this, is that, in that split mili-second when it went off, many people were suddenly dead. Just, gone.

[@stevenscummy1458]

I feel mostly for the firefighters that were right on top of it

[@chicx2099]

That makes me feel a bit better since they didn’t feel a thing most likely.

[@jeffa1911]

@@chicx2099 the ones that suffered are the ones who breathed in that red smoke after....

[@soylentgreenb]

@@chicx2099 Few people who die in a large blast are very close to the blast. Most tend to die from being trapped under collapsed buildings, flying glass shrapnel, being knocked off their feet and hitting their head, that sort of thing. It is just sheer luck if most people were either very far away or very close with few people at intermediate ranges.

[@Rafa.11_11]

Reddzion peace be upon them.

[@xescv]

he called his wife at the end to ask her if she's safe

[@eponack]

That’s sweet.

[@FettaneOfficial]

IT LITERALLY PUSHED THE CLOUDS AWAY!

[@jgerdinggmail]

Actually, it "made" those clouds. That's a low pressure area behind the main high pressure wave causing the air to condense.

[@stonew1927]

No, that was part of the shock wave traveling out from the explosion....

[@FettaneOfficial]

@@stonew1927 Ok

[@caruzo9631]

how can someone be surprised by something blowing away clouds while it also TORE BUILDINGS OUT THE FRIGGIN GROUND?!

[@priscillaamoateng9306]

You're right! I had to watch it again. Wow

[@kentwilliams4152]

Kudos to the man with the phone. Even after the shock wave hit he kept it centered on his screen.

[@suzymartin218]

They are use to tragedy of all kinds unfortunately!! The Lebanese dont take a lot for granite.

[@pat8988]

But subtract points for vertical orientation...

[@alinaqirizvi1441]

@@suzymartin218 yeah like when Israel invaded

[@CYP0]

The few seconds of time lapse between the moment of explosion and the moment of impact on the camera are eerily astonishing, just like 9/11 crash captured from afar. These footages will live forever in human history.

[@RSole9999]

What is this "footages" of which you write? Were the videos recorded on reels of 16mm or 35mm movie film?

[@willgreen6289]

I don’t know. We are so preoccupied with politics and ourselves these days we seem to forget everything else instantly.

[@7Steveski]

Wow, explosion unbelievable...his keeping his camera trained on it was also unbelievable!

[@KM00Youtube]

Prayers for all those impacted by this tragic accident.

[@ItAppearsToBeSoupTime]

Imagine being on ground level in Beirut, that must be terrifying and I do feel bad for the poor souls who tragically lost their lives in the blast 😖😥😭

[@johnnypinkleton9410]

My thoughts and prayers go out to the civilians affected by this snd their families.

[@jlo96f3]

I never thought the day would come where I would see clouds getting scared.

[@tylerspeiv2575]

jlo96f3 clouds getting made and running away is the wildest thing I’ve seen.

[@mqteor4074]

@@tylerspeiv2575 lol fr

[@mollygrubber]

There are probably people commenting "this is fake" somewhere...

[@Dylan7lejoker56]

it's propaganda

[@user-vi9ox5ul7f]

@Rebecca DeWinter ^

[@karimtaha1455]

@Rebecca DeWinter i swear i live in lebanon its not fake

[@karimtaha1455]

@B K oh ok

[@JonathanBerry2418]

Of course. It’s all a Democrat ploy to make the Republicans look bad. Wonder if anyone actually believes that.

[@PYRAMIDHEAD1051]

Explosion at 0:17 Shock wave reached camera at 0:25 Approximate distance of cameraman from explosion - 2.7+ k.m.

[@TofuInc]

I find it really interesting to see how the pressure from the shock wave condenses humidity in the air creating clouds.

[@carlsaganlives6086]

"Hey, where's a good spot to store these old fireworks?" "Right next to that mountain of fertilizer, been sitting there for the last 6 years".

[@catherinefroese4628]

The ammonia nitrate can be used for explosives and fertilizer just depends on the need in the middle east they have so much unrest they probably thought it would be used up before it did this

[@super6954]

@Pitt Burgh Google search ANFO and see what it says It is, and what it's used for.

[@chookin1]

How naive one must be to believe this was an accident.

[@chookin1]

@Scarecrow Does Hezzbollah have nukes? Dont think so. What is the gain for Hezzbollah?

[@carlsaganlives6086]

@@catherinefroese4628 Yep. Probably as many bomb makers as farmers in this dream vacation region,Cat.

[@goCubsgo102]

I read this as diver captures moment of blast as seen from under water

[@poke_warrior]

Me too, I was disappointed

[@wafmkmam4316]

Exactly!!

[@mortezamoryhajiha4452]

I wonder why so many people (me included) misread it.

[@megatuanis]

Fascinating. I did too. We must've seen the words "diver" and "water" and immediately created the underwater image in our minds. Thank you for pointing that out.

[@condorboss3339]

Water carries a shock wave much more intensely than air. Even at the distance in the video, the overpressure in the water could be fatal.

[@ART-gr9zn]

🧚🏼I am a Muslim and Saudi girl and I love all religions because this time we must cling to each other, we do not want racism, we do not want to hate each other, we accept each other with our differences and we must help Lebanon and I hope that 2020 will be peace and love💕💕. 🤝. 🧚🏼‍♀️.

[@ART-gr9zn]

Ali MuhammadIf we think positively, your life will change for the better.

[@zekeisgay7392]

💜💜💜💜💜 I wish you and your family are in good health

[@carlosreyes6448]

Amen 🙏

[@LNo-re7sk]

@Ali Muhammad you're right.

[@Anonymous-xh7tw]

@Amir Reza Shokrazdeh Hashjin do you know what your government is doing to sunni in syria and lebanon?

[@knobdikker]

Imagine if they had been half way between where they were and the blast. Shock wave would have been 4x stronger!!! The old 1/r² rule.

[@exxodas]

The blast noise took 9-10 seconds to reach the boat, multiply that by the speed of sound, that is about 2 miles away!

[@jbee02]

Probably closer to that as shockwaves from explosions often move faster than the speed of sound

[@vishalgiraddi5357]

Yet powerful enough to knock the person off his feet

[@ferreisd495]

Holy f_ck thats big

[@PuffinDragun69]

@@jbee02 So the sound of the shockwave moves faster than the normal speed of sound?

[@jbee02]

@@PuffinDragun69 yes when there is there is that much energy involve the normal speed of sound goes out the window. Though i will say this, cause I've seen this in other comment threads, not this one. But I've seen people mistakenly talk like the sound of the explosion and the shockwave of the explosion as two seperate things that can hit you at seperate times. They're not the sound of the explosion is the shockwave and they can't hit you seperately. Some one said the said you would get hit by the shockwave before you heard the sound of the explosion, which is physically impossible. The shockwave is the sound of the explosion.

[@marcomolinero5877]

They must have been around 2.5/3 km away going by speed of sound. That's scary. I've witnessed an explosion while working at a refinery. Nowhere near as big as that one though

[@CaliforniaBushman]

On land footage, first they felt a jolt - from 3.5M land wave from blast crater moving out at 3000+mph. Second they felt the blast egg pressure bubble wave - 761+mph. Knowing the velocity of both waves you can figure out how far the footage was from the blast just like lightning.

[@salami373]

How far ?

[@CaliforniaBushman]

@@salami373Can't tell here because their not on land. Land footage works like a charm.

[@salami373]

Jeffrey A. Smith I’m just trolling, I was actually waiting for them to get hit with a big choppy waters but no!

[@LionStrategic]

Just take the time between when you see the explosion to when you hear the explosion. Then feed it into a lightning distance calculator. Or about 1.8 miles

[@CaliforniaBushman]

@@LionStrategicYeah, true. You can do that, too.

[@Mayhem-s2dm3]

R.I.P To those people who died from the tragedy, R.I.P

[@austindarrenor]

I was about that same distance away from the Pepcon plant explosion in Henderson, NV in 1988. Ammonium perchlorate, an ingredient for rocket fuel for the Space Shuttle. People probably felt the shock wave from that blast in Honolulu.

[@austindarrenor]

@Muhammad Saeed I remember on the radio people were raising hell at not being able to find out if the smoke was toxic or not. But no symptoms from the smoke that I know of, though that may have been because of wind direction.

[@ZARCULIA]

Damn , i missed that . I lived in green valley ranch from 98 to 2003 . Never knew about that .

[@ZARCULIA]

Oh but fun fact, my neighbor in 98 , went to UNLV , studying environmental engineering, guy from Brazil. He told me that part of class assignment was , going to water treatment plant for Vegas, he said back then, they found high levels of percolate, ( rocket fuel) in the drinking water. That's a fact

[@austindarrenor]

@@ZARCULIA Did you see the video of it on KZbin? When I saw the plume from the last and biggest explosion go up I got down on my knees and held on to a fence, lol.

[@austindarrenor]

@@ZARCULIA I think I heard about that. But if you lived in Green Valley at the time at least Kerr-McGee would have paid to replace all of your windows.

[@archlich4489]

Damn! Thank you to whoever shot this video. Stay safe brothers & sisters!!

[@rhondaclark716]

I’m so, sorry for your loss , this is so , sad 😞

[@ashleys1145]

Imagine being at sea, watching a explosion this big going off in your city where your family and friends are. I wouldn't be thankful that I'm safe.....

[@Jimmy-er2mc]

Honestly not to sound mean, but you’d get over it. The adrenaline and shock will activate your primal instincts to stay alive. Most rational people would give into fear.

[@ashleys1145]

Logic No WOULDN'T. I don't want to be the only one who's safe when my family and friends are in danger..

[@niahsvision]

Ashley S does anyone know how it happened tho?

[@dreamclaw00]

Its so like when a nuclear warhead goes off...It splits the surrounding atmosphere in a massive spherical wave of power. It's mind blowing.

[@LogieT2K]

That was just the air being conpressed by the blast. Pretty crazy force goong in that explosion

[@XXxCHRISxXX]

That was massive! I'm guessing they were roughly 1.5 miles from explosion. So very sad that so many people lose their life,and are injured due to negligence.

[@khenry1231]

The best video of this accident. Very good job keeping cam steady.

[@JayNewton-kn2ve]

How was it an accident???

[@johnedmondson4835]

2020 is stacked with crazy horrible things happening but this tops it

[@RaafieNL]

You think this tops a world wide virus outbreak?

[@williewilson2250]

Yellowstone: What what was that?

[@cain_chamomille]

@@williewilson2250 Humanity : Sssssh. Yellowstone, sleep! NOT THIS YEAR, PLEASE!

[@blasiomuhinda5913]

@@cain_chamomille hehehehehehehe...am dying here

[@blasiomuhinda5913]

Yeah and those asteroids seemed to have missed us. Guess they will be back at the end of the year when they zoom passed us again.

[@alancarre7590]

Can 2020 get any more bizarre?

[@sce2aux464]

Shhhhhh!! The year will take that as a challenge!!!

[@callingbell-ix5se]

This is the best video so far of the blast. Thank you camera man

[@thehr99]

The sound of the explosion took a ways to travel before being heard. That's insane.

[@Sarine36]

That day will never be forgotten 🇱🇧

[@reggiestarr5485]

Imagine the stress on your internal organs from that shockwave.

[@williewilson2250]

@Naz Nomad it wouldn't be too bad, considering you're able to be pushed with it and not deleted like a building

[@williewilson2250]

@Untrepid One uhm...

[@williewilson2250]

@Untrepid One he kind of already said that, no need to comment it again

[@williewilson2250]

@SRV. 123 this also helps when shooting without ear pro too

[@thealmightysnipper6083]

And bones.

[@gracesewell9279]

Light definitely travels faster than sound. RIP to all of the victims!

[@RoodeMenon]

That shockwave even cleared the smog in the air.

if i was there i would have thought its a nuke just like for hiroshima

[@JaayCeez]

That bomb was 10x stronger, something like this wouldn't happen... It would have been 10x worse and you wouldn't even have time to think from that close of a range, you would just, cease to exist.

[@murphyfx]

That bomb is heavy. If you are close to that place. You can't survive it.

[@jimmydishkawnt]

Wow you've experienced hiroshima? 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@murphyfx]

@@jimmydishkawnt Just watched it.

[@JaayCeez]

@@jimmydishkawnt The power and catastrophe of those bombs are very well documented. Plus the power of the nuclear bombs we have today are 100x more powerful than the ones used in WW2. Just research it.

[@multicipta8899]

0:37 , I see something dive from the sky and hit the fire before blasting

[@williewilson2250]

Where?

[@multicipta8899]

@@williewilson2250 fast blitz appears on 0:37 in the mid of fire, CMIIW

[@williewilson2250]

@@multicipta8899 it comes after the blast, just some formations right before the fireball

[@multicipta8899]

May be Chinese throw their fake atomic bomb from Mars..

[@willdiduch8926]

if you watch it in slower speed that blast cone shoots out of the ground.

[@WoodSprite4ever]

Of all the live footage I've saw , this one brings it home

[@paulolson734]

On 12/17/76 I was in a metal shop building about 9 miles from where the oil tanker SS Sansinena exploded in San Pedro, Ca. The noise I heard was exactly like the noise on this video. It was extremely loud, hit instantly, shook the building and rumbled away. Never heard anything like it until now. Terrifying.

[@moritlh]

Notice the clouds actually cleared above the explosion

[@rickhinojosa5455]

Now we KNOW: when you see an explosion like that, get down QUICK behind something strong and cover your ears. I wonder how many people have hearing loss now because of that blast sound☹️😢. God help them, all there in Lebanon. 🙏

[@paoloviti6156]

@SRV. 123 exactly but this fine with trained troops not civilians or little toddlers or kids unfortunately. The same had happened in Italy with my young father in 1944 when the police barrack blew up when he and other people as they tried to put out the fire. He was the only survivor but with both ears popped and bleeding a lot...

[@thealmightysnipper6083]

I mean, if your close enough, getting behind something strong wouldn't help. The force itself would crush your body, and if that doesn't kill you, the smoke and fumes will.

[@SpaceTimeManipulatorSTM]

Whoa finally video of someone near by who wasn't seriously hurt by the blast.

[@berlynwall1956]

Prayers for those affected. God bless

[@Gmon750]

I'm curious if the boat operator continued the dive trip, or immediately turned around and went back to shore.

[@SHONSL]

almost 7-thousand feet away from that blast! wow.

[@DB-47]

SHONSL I counted 10 s delay between detonation and shockwave arrival. This means 340 m/s * 10 s ~ 3.400 m or 3.4 km, or roughly about 10.000 ft. However it could be slightly less because due to wilson (condensation) white cloud formation shockwave had to be supersonic

[@cristopherg7012]

@@DB-47 I agree, I got around 10 second delay somewhere around 10k-11k ft of distance

[@williewilson2250]

@@DB-47 sorry guys, I was going too fast

[@DB-47]

@@williewilson2250 Still slow enough to get flashed on german autobahn :D

[@williewilson2250]

@@DB-47 lol

[@RIXRADvidz]

00:59, the compression wave of the explosion as it begins to go across the ground AND Up in the spherical shape of the explosion. the point where the two shock waves meet will pulverize concrete and steel.

[@LionStrategic]

This is why daisy cutters and nuclear weapons are detonated in the air, and not on contact with the ground.

[@MrShiffles]

kudos to the cameraman for trying to keep the view of the explosion even after the shock wave hit

[@jpegovitch]

Kinda hoped that the blast would turn his phone in landscape view...

[@NyuuMikuru1]

Add person slap a guy’s face and switch the phone landscape mode around meme here.

[@b.a.barackas2141]

My first thought...

[@Neophema]

If you're filming to put it on instagram or a similar app, portrait mode is actually better.

[@catblue7065]

At least that boat was a safe place to be

[@salami373]

Knowing the velocity and distance of the boat and explosion I determined they were at a safe distance

[@youssefnouinou8510]

But if the boat was close to the coast.. it would be catastrophic.. the explosion caused a huge wave that could reverse boat.. with no visibility saillors could die

[@LizziesLukas]

@@youssefnouinou8510 you mean capsized the boat?

[@youssefnouinou8510]

@@LizziesLukas yes

[@kotnakerry3819]

The sound of the explosion came with the shockwave. It was still powerful af even at such a long distance that the camera nearly fell off.

[@AshleyGrenstone]

Seeing so many different angles of the explosion reminds me of what it was like in the month following 9/11, with people sharing videos with news organizations of their own home footage. A couple of years later and KZbin's creation allowed for those videos to be uploaded viewed, much like if you were to look at videos of the Halifax explosion. It feels like a second-hand witness to the events, truly a catastrophe and I feel for all the people caught up in the post-explosion world that is their new reality.

[@AshleyGrenstone]

videos detailing what happened during the halifax explosion - not actual footage of the explosion.

[@vibhugoel4220]

Vertical filming is a sin.

[@jaymesnin]

If only it hadn't been vertical we could of watched the widows and buildings get blown out.

[@andreasali3515]

I like how they basically just keep showing the same 30 secs over and over and over again 🙄

[@gregorybennett5865]

Reminds me of 9/11

[@BratislavMetulski]

well.... its a short explosion anyway... and you dont have to replay it.

[@MYNAMEISGARY]

It's like it's a loop and you have no life

[@kellychan3023]

The explosion was so powerful that all of the clouds above the explosion cleared away!

[@jjs777fzr]

Prayers.

[@SOTME1]

when its in slomo u can see a flash coming down an instant before the blast... if u watch real close u can see it

[@11AceHearts11]

I slowed it down even more (.25) to make sure I wasn't seeing things.

[@randomnoone4685]

Are you saying a missile was shot at it? I keep seeing comments like that but I don't see it

[@ivz9759]

I thought they would jump on to the water to see the effect underwater when the blast come.

[@williewilson2250]

So you want them to be turned into mush on the inside? It wouldn't be as bad as it happening underwater, but still bro

[@thouartdust7464]

Yeah, misleading title. Great video tho

[@technoblob]

my warm thoughts are with you all

[@twone1308]

Wow after seeing other videos I couldn't see the missle everyone kept speaking of but when he slowed it down you clearly seen something zip past right before the explosion

[@luaywehbi9641]

I'm from Lebanon one serie s saying to the mother of Jesus pls help us and 2020i don't think it's gonna get crazier

[@madhavphuyal7380]

Mother of jesus? Why not jesus alone he can help

[@luaywehbi9641]

@@madhavphuyal7380 idk

[@estelombo]

In the slowed down part, right before the explosion, you can see something hit

[@lanceheal563]

Was a missile 👍

[@stevenscummy1458]

Bro I didn't realize that, I'm not saying it was a missile but I wouldn't have any doubts someone would shoot a missile there either. I put the slowed down part even slower and it's hard to tell but it does look like a flash that could be missile sized is shown

[@lanceheal563]

@@stevenscummy1458 I've seen some more footage in a negative filter. And it's clear as day a missile. Now all these other videos I can see the very quick flash just before the big expolosion. Also seen two men looking in then sky saying theres a plane circling just before they get blown away by the force of it.

[@stevenscummy1458]

@@lanceheal563 Yeah I'm reading some things about the jets, also didn't realize that you can hear jets in the air in one of the more well known videos a couple filmed from their apartment. It seems like in this video here the missile was dropped at a fast speed and you saw the explosion on the ground first, but a split second after that you see the skinny red beam from a missile which was probably left in it's trail after it already hit the ground

[@ytubepuppy]

@@lanceheal563 Here's a thought....why not post the link to that "negative filter video" so we can all take a look?

[@benoitlambert100]

I sure hope all countries able to help Beirut are joining force together to rescue the injured and rebuild whatever they can. All the best.

[@edwardharley9]

Just amazing footage. ....thank you...thoughts and best regards to the Lebanese people...

[@JJs_playground]

Guy1 says, "looks like there are explosions at the port". Guy2 (I think) says, "it's a nuclear explosion". Guy3, "prays to the virgin Mary" and then calls his wife and "asks her where she is?". He tells her "there was an explosion at the port that rocked their boat".

[@brenda9633]

Thank you

[@tomasjankauskas4761]

II World war- 80mln never came home ..

[@chriswilde7246]

Thanks for that, was wondering what they were saying..

[@atefrustn7332]

@@chriswilde7246 think god that i'm half arab & Russian And I understood everything he said

[@youssefnouinou8510]

You skipped Allaho Akbar

[@oz7602]

Someone explain what that streak of light is shooting down, it looks like that was the cause of explosion

[@TheBirdman11981]

Same thing I was wondering. Some people are saying it may of been a bunker bomb.

[@jackdshellback3819]

Looked like it was shooting UP from the explosion to me .

[@maxthecat14]

it was probably a firework. There was a fire work factory right next to the building. That was on fire before the explosion. In someone else's video, you can see them going off.

[@Raspyx]

It's so sad how over 100 people died, but I'm happy the number is only in the hundreds and not the thousands

[@MrGator-er1li]

man they were so calm.

[@selim996]

The 2 divers: The muslim one :Allahu Akbar 😨 The christian one : Oh virgin 😨

[@homicidlebutterfinger9060]

a no limit person yeah that just means “allah is the greatest”

[@brucewayne3227]

You can also hear them saying in arabic “oh virging mary” at 0:54

[@selim996]

@@brucewayne3227 يا عدرا

[@bolindhogan4374]

Around the 57-58 seconds N it looks like it Got Hit that's A Bomb Bombing So fast like M:2 HP

[@aliciathimo2038]

Its weird

[@mickaeldawlatian4023]

WAIT A MINUTE 😐😐😐

[@directone1601]

Its so fast cant tell if its going up or down. What ever it is it came before the explosion.

[@mickaeldawlatian4023]

Watch it in x0.25 it seems like it is going down

[@kennymichaelalanya7134]

That's definitely a bomb dude. A Super Sonic Bomb😳

[@katy4714]

It didn't even move across the water. I am glad that you all made it!

[@devinthurston124]

and to think this is a puff of dust compared to historical explosions. power is really amazing

[@calisteezy4028]

If he held his camera as it should be, we’ve could seen more of it.

[@kalethrico3021]

but we should also understand that he might have been scared....

[@liamgilmour2020]

Yeah, I mean that shockwave must have been eardrum bursting if he was any closer. It was a natural reaction that he duck down after hearing such a loud sound.

[@kalethrico3021]

@@liamgilmour2020 of course, nice comment 😄

[@user9b2]

I wonder how it was from space :(

[@RSole9999]

@Tamara Fletcher There's that "footage" word again. 99.9999% of videos don't use reels of movie film. Instead, videos are recorded digitally and linear units of measurement are anachronistic when pertaining to digital recordings. Of course there are satellite videos, but the military would not release them and reveal what locations on Earth they were or were not monitoring.

[@mikegrant8490]

A very good long range view of the explosion. Cameraman had good presence of mind to maintain a steady hold and kept good focus throughout the duration of the event. Shock wave came and went; may be of help to researchers for measurements.

[@henthust9784]

The shock-wave was so powerful it caused any moisture in n the immediate surrounding air to condense into a temporary cloud, before evaporating again into thin air as the cloud was carried and evenly distributed over a larger area as the wave travelled.....all in a split of a second.

[@ParmMohan-us6rn]

The event happened so many days ago and Global News publishes this now? Someone was sleeping at their desk.

[@nyunai298]

Moshroom cloud. This is the best view of the explosion. The camera didn't fall

[@suzyqualcast6269]

Waint no atom shoom, that headed vertical was THE hock wave, went straight up,, immediately following was the across the land same.

[@BratislavMetulski]

mushroom clouds are normal for any explosion with enough heat and dust. the hot air goes straight up taking the dust with it.

[@chriswilde7246]

Yes..

[@selamlaut8165]

@@knijn Videographer here, I think this is one of the occasions recording vertically is better than horizontally, because we can see the main subject ( mushroom cloud ) spewed to the sky, which is hard to captured if filmed horizontally.

[@pjhogue1987]

This is not the mushroom cloud you are thinking of.

[@itwasaliens]

Its pretty wild watching the blast wave completely clear the sky of smoke and clouds.

[@OddAntSounds]

The blast is so powerful, the sound is pushing the smoke out

[@LeavingIslam]

💙💙🚔❤❤ Is it one Explosion like what happening on the sun ? Isn't it?

[@Element9846]

Explosion so big it forced them to learn english "Oh my god"

[@fahad5940]

😭

[@firas6276]

It s actually their second language

[@killermoon635]

Most people in Lebanon know English. It is teached as second language in schools

[@ppgod1]

@@killermoon635 taught* not teached*

[@Itsmarieanne]

Yea we speak French and English fluently, while you speak racist

[@philippbehrend5559]

well finally someone is holding the god damn camera still all the way

[@-Thomas_AidziL_Pratama-]

*Big Bomb Mushrom of Deidara jutsu~*

[@socalbenny4728]

Why on earth will they even allow something like that stay in the port for so long? Corruption is the only explanation.

[@principepeluso8425]

Oh my god!! 😮 . . . Poor people . . .

[@batuach100]

Hizbollah is to blame

[@avp927]

0:22 “lol”

[@Pauly421]

LOL

[@reginainktoner157]

that is like a hiroshima nuclear bomb

[@donpedro7594]

No , IT is TNT

[@shanevalera7042]

Not even close, beirut explosion is somewhere 200-500 tons or 0.5kiloton, hiroshima had 15 kilotons or 15000 tons

[@reginainktoner157]

@@shanevalera7042 well true but it really feels like the hiroshima bomb

[@blood9242]

@@shanevalera7042 2,740 tons of Ammonium Nitrate, u can find it on news, that was there for 6 years

[@shanevalera7042]

Regina Ink & Toner not really, both are unfortunate but hiroshima is in a whole other level of devastation in comparison to the surface coverage area, damages, and how many people died and the aftermath. It’s like saying Pluto is the same size as Jupiter. what they have in common is that both are cause by humans therefore totally preventable.

[@jasongeerer8163]

I gotta say, this reminds me of setting off confiscated IEDs, weapons, explosives used to make the IEDs and VBIEDs etc! Love that perfect bubble of condensed water vapor as the shockwave passes the speed of sound! Glad the dude with the camera didn’t freak out and was able to keep the camera on the explosion....

[@lolobotius]

Wow that shockwave clouds are sick.

[@vanillarpgsoundtracks]

Curb your Ammonium Nitrate.

[@aimliard2276]

The world shall know pain: SHINRA TENSEI!!!