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Beirut: Life Inside The City After A Deadly Explosion | TIME

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After a powerful blast on Aug. 4 killed more than 200 people in Beirut and left 300,000 homeless, Gaëlle Moutran did what many young people in Beirut felt compelled to do in the ensuing days: film what was happening around her. CONNECT WITH TIME Web: https://ti.me/36TTEsp Twitter: https://ti.me/37W8Wy8 Facebook: https://ti.me/36UOCvW Instagram: https://ti.me/370zRHQSubscribe to TIME ►► http://bit.ly/SubscribeTIME Get closer to the world of entertainment and celebrity news as TIME gives you access and insight on the people who make what you watch, read and share. https://ti.me/36WdUcU Find out more about the latest developments in science and technology as TIME’s access brings you to the ideas and people changing our world. https://ti.me/2GVYWt4 Let TIME show you everything you need to know about drones, autonomous cars, smart devices and the latest inventions which are shaping industries and our way of living https://ti.me/2v6Q68R Stay up to date on breaking news from around the world through TIME’s trusted reporting, insight and access https://ti.me/31oizTX Magazine: https://ti.me/37XvyhZ Newsletter: https://ti.me/2GU4Gn0 ABOUT TIME TIME brings unparalleled insight, access and authority to the news. A 24/7 news publication with nearly a century of experience, TIME’s coverage shapes how we understand our world. Subscribe for daily news, interviews, science, technology, politics, health, entertainment, and business updates, as well as exclusive videos from TIME’s Person of the Year, TIME 100 and more created by TIME’s acclaimed writers, producers and editors.

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    @SJW-134 years ago The people of beirut are so beautiful. I had no idea. Im so sorry this happened and all the other struggles. I hope this is the beginning of peace and economic growth. Prayers from southern california. ~Shelley. 88
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    @raventhelabrador26654 years ago I love how strong this woman is and how much she loves her country even with everything going on in the country she still said " good night beirut . ...Expand 37
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    @josefg52124 years ago From peru all my best regards to the people in lebanon. 57
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    @michellesharman7824 years ago The determination and compassion of the people of beirut is inspiring. Stay strong. From the uk. 9
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    @neronpapadopoulos43484 years ago Totally heartbreaking.
    love to lebanon from greece.
    best regards.
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    @trilobiteninmortalis4 years ago Do not lose your faith, do not lose your hope!
    be strong! All my love for the lebanese people from mexico!
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    @tipesreee4 years ago Beautiful city. From nyc)god bless you people. 13
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    @axlslak4 years ago Love from romania for you lebanon. Stay strong you beautiful people. 4
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    @bambangharyonosoeroso4 years ago Best regards to the people in the city of beirut and the whole lebanon. Stay safe and be strong. From jakarta, indonesia. Hearts and prayers be with you. 8
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    @eclecticmisfit13854 years ago Praying for your situation in lebanon in jesus name, amen. 32
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    @justamom86714 years ago I cant stop my self from crying. Love from the philippines. Love from btsarmy. 19
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    @muratmurat51284 years ago My best regards from istanbul to the people in beirut. Long live lebanon! 9
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    @suthrnmd4 years ago I' m so sorry for the loss of life and destruction of your beautiful city. I hope your hearts hold on to hope and that life will improve for you all. . ...Expand 30
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    @ofwkirogvlogs83474 years ago My tears my cries my feeling are so sad to what happened in lebanon blasst but. God will not forget about him there is hope in be strong for you girl. Hallelujah amen. 11
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    @abcabc-gx3le4 years ago Pray for lebanon and the people. Lebanom is the country tht i loveos myis my home. Rise up lenanon. 28
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    @TangentOmega4 years ago Thanks for sharing this part of your life with us. Lots of love and prayers to everyone in beirut. 3
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    @jacquelinegonzalez81174 years ago Writing here from america. Very saddened to see such a devastating situation and great loss to the lebanese people. I hope you all can rebuild quickly, . ...Expand 8
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    @govaert74 years ago Love from. Lebanon is my absolute favorite country, with the best food in the world and an ancient cultural heritage to be proud of. Sad to see all t id="hidden7"his destruction, chaos and misery. But we hope all your lives will improve. ...Expand 8
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    @MrTabbart4 years ago Why the hell am i crying! This got to me. 17
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    @Kartzzedits4 years ago This looks like a disaster movie for me, but holy hell it' s real. 62
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    @davidrangel93714 years ago Your people are strong and beautiful had no idea you all suffered thru your history this sheds a lot of light on your country ill be praying that god will meet your needs in every which way from california usa. 1
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    @ronnienestor4 years ago The video is great. It was presented in a calmly manner but message is clear. Powerful. 2
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    @MrMarkec244 years ago Good luck to people of libanon and city beirut. Your suffering is immense and all that you have gone through as a people of the state. Now or never, id="hidden9" it' s time to return the state to the people. And rise from this like a phoenix from the ashes. From croatia. ...Expand 1
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    @sparkysal4 years ago Thank you for doing this video, im so saddened by what happened in beruit, be strong, and never give up. From new zealand. 1
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    @joseparedes96724 years ago Desde el peru. Tenga fe. Todo pasara y esten muy unidos. 7
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    @teateekg68294 years ago Stay strong for a beautiful city and all the amazing people. 1
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    @lucysmith74004 years ago A beautiful country with beautiful people yet so much destruction and devastation, so unnecessary. 2
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    @trillvirgo4 years ago This is absolutely heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time. This woman and her family' s resilience and hopefulness is so inspiring.
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    @xMMMLK4 years ago Best of luck, sending my thoughts and prayers. 3
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    @elena1965054 years ago Stay strong, be brave, dont give up, lebanon! A lot of love from america to beirut! What a wonderful people.
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    @artedejali4 years ago Reminds me of my puerto rico
    both after hurricane maria and the earthquakes
    relief will come quick. Just a little while longer.
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    @1tera2854 years ago Thank you for showing us what life is sadly like for yourself and others living there atm, i' m so sorry to hear of this massive tragedy where so many . ...Expand
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    @sydneypersonalchef4 years ago What a beautiful sharing. Touching and straight to the heart. 1
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    @davidlaltlankima72152 years ago What a strong a woman. Love you from india.
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    @bachpregil59024 years ago God bless beirut! The world prays for you especially me from the.
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    @debracaron43754 years ago Stay strong and safe, peace & love from usa. 1
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    @chiriorozco4 years ago Sending my love and prayers for all the beautiful people of beirut.
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    @colinrichards84234 years ago God bless you in beirut, this was a terrible thing to happen, corrupt government, but beautiful people. We pray for you, stay strong, we are here to id="hidden11" support you. God bless you all, the world sees your pain. We pray for your healing. From england. ...Expand 1
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    @jamilaf114 years ago Such a wholesome and heartwarming video. 1
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    @peggilakatos55234 years ago What a strong person! Hope is all we have to hang on to these days. My best wishes for all in beirut to a good recovery! My prayers are with all.
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    @johnclark-zd5ut4 years ago Much love from america our hearts go out to you we all hope you will be able to rebuild. 7
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    @patrickmichael27604 years ago From florida. Thank you for sharing. Lebanese people are resilient. We are with you.
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    @Michalis2m4 years ago Very inspiring, stirs up a lot of emotions. Thanks for posting at such a difficult time, my thoughts and prayers go out to your families, your city and . ...Expand
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    @NiallMS14 years ago What spirit and resilience the people have. Also wonderful to see women so free to express themselves!
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    @arainla4 years ago Great video and sad story. You earned my vote to subscribe. 1
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    @14NINASKY4 years ago From morocco. Best regards for the people of lebanon, our prayers are with you.
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    @thunderstar83964 years ago My dad is armenian, born and raised in lebanon.
    the amount of power and dedication the lebanese people have, is something to strive for.
    id="hidden13" />i know you have your limits as well though, and i hope and wish, that a real peoples goverment will rise out of the ashes.
    much love and peace, always
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    @MrBen1011994 years ago When you start going to the protest, i teared up. Here i am, planning for a domestic vacation, hoping to contribute a little to our economy post-lockdown, . ...Expand
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    @JeevanThapaOfficial4 years ago I pray and hope things gets easier and everything gets better as soon as possible!
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    @pacerodi4 years ago Love to lebanon, from brazil. Stay strongh!
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    @paigetganathompson288884 years ago I am sorry for your beautiful uncalled for losses all my aroha love from kaikohe aotearoa new zealand. 1
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    @Scampergirl3 years ago How could have officials failed these poor people soprayers of hope and recovery to beirut.
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    @chrisgreen45794 years ago When all is lost thank god for what you still have. 2
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    @lalakuma94 years ago The vlogger is very lucky to still have her family, her fiance, and a relatively intact home. Although i would be very scared to be near the glass-less . ...Expand
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    @kenmahoney52554 years ago I don' t know what to say? Hold them accountable! 5
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    @Trainways_MTL4 years ago You guys are living your best making what you can and thats great! Always staying positive: 4
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    @cristinaferreira22304 years ago This is so sad i' m sorry for what happened god bless you all.
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    @nayruba21354 years ago I feel so sorry; stay stong best regards from. 1
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    @harshachavda15414 years ago It' s sad, yet amazing to see so much courage and hope. When everything goes wrong then the only way out is being right. I pray for lebanon, for our . ...Expand
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    @blackwonderK34 years ago I always get emotional seeing people fighting for their rights! Stay strong beirut!
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    @victorvandyke98984 years ago I hope you all find peace and happiness.
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    @alekad85714 years ago I love you too its wonderful how bright you have.
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    @angellehull79494 years ago Sending prayers and blessings from ontario canada, may allah give the people of lebanon strength, courage, peace and comfort during these rough times, i . ...Expand
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    @janehollander19344 years ago My heart breaks for all the lebanese people. I cried when i saw the unfolding of this earth shattering disaster in beirut, being reported on th bbc news. I donated directly to the international red cross who are there " on thei wasof donating towards the goverment. It' s truly heart breaking. How much can a country & it' s people take? I remember a dutchsong from the 80' s that sang about lebanon as a war-torn land where kids played among the rubble. ...Expand 4
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    @henryabner94824 years ago Stay strong use your anger to rebuild. Dont use violence to destroy the city more. Use all the negative energy to rebuild.
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    @troygreen93214 years ago One thing' s for sure is we all live in horrible times no matter where we are.
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    @marcosyamin11494 years ago This was so heartbreaking yet so moving and inspiring. I admire lebanese people a lot.
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    @simonkim714 years ago Condolesence on sacrified good people, espcially for fire fighters who were extingusing the fire before massive explosion. And i hope the lebanon people . ...Expand 1
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    @ForbiddenHistoryLIVE4 years ago Thank you for this < ovo>
    peace & enlyghtenment alwayz
    dezert-owl.
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    @Joseph-xg8ov4 years ago Imagine a smaller government and bigger hearts. 14
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    @Rufio_Tane4 years ago At the end when she talks about the long fight, what are you fighting for? Do you even know why you' re fighting? The best part for me was the father making breakfast, now thats courage. 1
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    @pbhushanbsb4 years ago My poor lebanon. My prayers are with u. I say " my" because even though i' m an indian, since the time i visited lebanon in 2011 i feel id="hidden21" i must' ve been born there sometime y' know. My previous births maybe. I felt one with beirut.
    love!
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    @Itsmarieanne4 years ago Very sad because we dont really have a say anymore, and we are being fed that it was an accident and an act of negligence, they even have proof prepared a . ...Expand 6
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    @LdyButterflyDMG4 years ago Terrible. Just terrible what happened. And from everything learned so far, it was completely avoidable. 14
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    @nilswestman40134 years ago I' ve seen many clips now about this tragedy.
    it seems like people are very good at speaking english.
    is this just in beirut or in the entire country?
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    @danielt27384 years ago Le time a bien travaill. Bon reportage. La jeunesse exprime son mcontentement. Les remaniements ministriels non rien rsolu. Pourquoi entreposer san id="hidden24"s contrle. Qui commande les marchandises pour qui? Les gens deviennent des pourritures humaines: entreposant n' importe ou, n' importe quoi, dans les parties communes privatives, et autre. Comme ducation ou sens de la vie? La croyance est un leurre. Time has worked well. Good report. Youth expresses their discontent. Ministerial reshuffles not resolved anything. Why store without control. Who orders the goods for whom? People become human rots: storing anywhere, anything, in private common areas, and so on. As education or meaning of life? Belief is a delusion. 16 days later. ...Expand
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    @ricneo16824 years ago Greatest movie plot of all time and it will be call 2020: everyone is part of it dont worry.
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    @nafeesaabbas4194 years ago Sorry for u all and my family there! Stay safe.