Crowds gather after signs of life are reported in a building destroyed by a huge blast on 4 August.
Rescuers in Beirut are searching through the rubble of a building amid reports a person could be alive - nearly one month after a powerful blast devastated the Lebanese capital.
More than 200 people died when 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate in a port warehouse detonated on 4 August.There has been outrage that so much hazardous material was stored unsafely in the port. In a separate development, four containers with 4.3 tonnes of ammonium nitrate were found on Thursday outside Beirut's seaport, the army said.There are frequent calls for silence so that rescuers can listen for signs that someone is still aliveA crowd has gathered at the collapsed building where a rescue team from Chile is working.
One local woman at the scene told the BBC that the rescuers passed by last night and the dog indicated there were signs of life.Rescuers came back this morning with their equipment to dig down through the rubble. Every so often there are calls for silence so the rescue team can listen intently,One of those waiting for news is a young man holding a Lebanese flag. He told the BBC that when he heard the news he could not stay at home.
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