The number of victims of the Beirut explosion increased to 220

Two hundred and twenty people died, and 110 are missing as a result massive explosion in the Lebanese capital, informs the Health Ministry of the country.

According to the Ministry's information, the number of injured people exceeds 6,000.

Beirut explosion occurred on August 4. The explosion's cause was 2,759 tons of ammonium nitrate stocked in inappropriate conditions in a warehouse at the port of the Lebanon capital.