As it happened: State of emergency declared in Beirut after explosion - BBC News
Rescue efforts continue a day after an explosion in the city's port area caused widespread damage.
More than 24 hours on from the explosion, BBC OS on World Service radio has been hearing from young people in and around Beirut.

Jana lives in Beirut, not far from where the explosion took place. Her school is now completely destroyed, and her university damaged. She graduated just a week ago, but now wants to leave Lebanon.

"The revolution was our last hope to get back our country. Now after the explosion, I've convinced myself to leave."

Charbel is a student at the Lebanese University, and lives in Jbeil about 35km north of Beirut.

"We have already gone through a lot this year - coronavirus, unemployment, the protests in November 2019. It was all accumulating, and this felt like the last straw."

He says the government should be doing more to give people hope during this time.

"This is Lebanon's 9/11. When 9/11 took place in the USA, people came together. The president came down to the rubble, to give hope to people. None of our political class has done that so far."

Dayane is a teacher in Batroun, about 50km north of Beirut.

"Leaving Lebanon goes through my head, because not having stable security and economy is worrying," she says. "We worry about our families, about our careers, about our friends. We don't have hope any more."