Lebanon: The number of people killed in the Beirut port blast earlier this month has risen to 190, while another 6,500 are injured and seven remain missing.

As reported by the Lebanese government today, seven people, including three Lebanese, three Syrians and one Egyptian, are still missing.

The Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4 shakes after a warehouse of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, or 240 tons of TNT, exploded.

Immediately after the explosion, many Lebanese government officials applied to resign, such as Prime Minister Hassan Diab, Lebanon Environment Minister Damianos Kattar and Lebanon Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad.

Aoun declared his resignation after the Beirut explosion "impossible" because it would create a power vacuum.

The catastrophe in early August is considered a fatal blow to Lebanon, the country is sinking in many accumulated crises, from economic and social to Covid-19.