Rescuers search Beirut rubble for third day, with nation transfixed

"Always in search operations like this, you can neither lose hope nor absolutely say there is hope," George Abou Moussa, director of operations in Lebanon's civil defense, told Reuters.

Volunteers dig through the rubble of buildings which collapsed due to the explosion at the port area, after signs of life were detected, in Gemmayze, Beirut, Lebanon September 5, 2020

(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)

ByREUTERS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 15:17

Rescuers search Beirut rubble for third day, with nation transfixed

"Always in search operations like this, you can neither lose hope nor absolutely say there is hope," George Abou Moussa, director of operations in Lebanon's civil defense, told Reuters.

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Rescuers search Beirut rubble for third day, with nation transfixed

"Always in search operations like this, you can neither lose hope nor absolutely say there is hope," George Abou Moussa, director of operations in Lebanon's civil defense, told Reuters.

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