A survivor is taken out of the rubble.

Damage is seen after the massive explosion in Beirut. The explosion flattened much of a port and damaged buildings across Beirut, sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. In addition to those who died, more than 3,000 other people were injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.

This satellite image taken on Wednesday Aug. 5, 2020 shows the port of Beirut and the surrounding area in Lebanon following a massive explosion on Tuesday.

Destruction is seen after a massive explosion in Beirut Wednesday.

A Lebanese army helicopter flies over the scene where the explosion hit the seaport of Beirut.

A Lebanese army helicopter throw water at the scene.

People remove debris from a damaged mosque a day after the explosion.

People walk by storages destroyed by an explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday. Prime Minister Hassan Diab, in a short televised speech, has appealed to all countries and friends of Lebanon to extend help to the small nation, saying: "We are witnessing a real catastrophe."

People help a man wounded in a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

Black smoke rises from the explosion scene that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

Injured people gather after of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris.

The aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital.

People scramble to evacuate the wounded after of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

People evacuate the wounded after of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

The cause of the blast in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, was not immediately clear.

People evacuate an injured person after of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

Two injured men lie on the ground as they await help at the explosion scene that hit the seaport in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

Witnesses to the explosions in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday saw many people injured by flying glass and debris.