The scale of the destruction wreaked by the Beirut explosion is graphically illustrated by drone footage shot in neighbourhoods devastated by the blast. The up-close video shows buildings reduced to rubble and homes rendered uninhabitable. The Beirut port explosion, the biggest in Beirut's history, killed at least 154 people, injured 6,000 and destroyed a swathe of the city. Officials say the blast, which was felt hundreds of miles away, could have caused up to £11.5bn of damage.