A girl stands at the window of her apartment overlooking the destroyed silo on at Beirut's port, on August 11, 2020, following a huge chemical explosion that devastated large parts of the Lebanese capital. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)

BEIRUT - Lebanon's caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced on Tuesday that the death toll from Beirut's explosions has reached 171 while the number of the missing people ranged between 30 and 40, the National News Agency reported.

Hassan also noted that around 1,500 of the injured required treatment while 120 others are still in the emergency rooms

Hassan also noted that around 1,500 of the injured required treatment while 120 others are still in the emergency rooms.

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His remarks came during his meeting with Rick Brennan, regional emergency director for the World Health Organization, to discuss challenges faced by the health sector in Lebanon following the explosions at the port of Beirut.

Two huge explosions rocked the port of Beirut at around 6:10 pm on Aug 4, shaking buildings all over the Lebanese capital.

Multiple countries, including France, Russia, China, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt and Britain, have rushed to the aid of Lebanon after the disaster. 

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