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Beirut blast: Search continues, one month on

It's exactly one month since the powerful chemical blast at Beirut's port, which killed at least 190 people and injured over 6,000 - but the search and rescue operation is still continuing.

Now a Chilean search team looking for victims says they have detected signs of possible life - possibly a small child - in a collapsed building. Their sniffer dog drew their attention to the site.

A journalist based in Beirut, Luna Safwan, gave us an update on the ongoing operation:

"The Chilean team came to Lebanon on their own expense. They are a group of volunteers, so they're not really being paid by the government to do any this."

(Photo: Rescue teams continue to search through damaged buildings in Beirut"s port area on the 4th September. Credit: Reuters)

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