New satellite imagery shows some of the aftermath of the massive explosion in Beirut — which killed at least 100 people. Heavy damage extends for over half a mile into the city. Debris can be seen covering a main road over 1,000 feet south of the blast.
"The entire warehouse infrastructure is leveled," Puccioni says."You can see some of the foundation and load-bearing columns in some of the buildings, but it's just demolished."
In the image, debris can also be seen covering a main road over 1,000 feet south of the blast site, a sign of the explosion's force. And Puccioni says heavy damage extends for over half a mile into the city. The blastThe BlackSky image and an image by commercial company Planet show a plume of smoke or debris still rising from the site aroundBefore and after SkySat imagery shows the impact of yesterday’s explosion in Beirut.
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