Beirut’s mayor, Jamal Itani, struggled to describe what he saw as he toured parts of the Lebanese capital the day after an explosion killed at least 100 people. Footage from the blast zone showed extensive damage, with residents moving through rubble and cleaning up broken glass and overturned furniture in their homes

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12.24pm BST

The French Presidency has just confirmed that Emmanuel Macron will to travel to Beirut tomorrow (Thursday).

12.19pm BST

Pallets of aid are being loaded in Dubai to be flown to Beirut:

23 tonnes of aid will be sent via air to Beirut from the World Health Organisation warehouse in Dubai.

Items include medical trauma kits carrying syringes, bandages and gauze @TheNationalUAE pic.twitter.com/JoYpfklQDd