Horrifying Moment BBC Journalist’s Office In Beirut Collapses In Live Interview
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A BBC journalist managed to capture the alarming moment during a video call when her office building was hit by the massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon.
The clip showed BBC journalist Maryam Toumi interviewing Faisal Al-Asil, head of the Moroccan Agency of Sustainable Energy, when the blast happened, causing the walls to shake. The explosion threw Toumi off her feet, as the walls caved in and the camera thrown to the ground.
The video showed Asil and his colleague asking about Toumi’s wellbeing, as she could be heard whimpering in pain. Toumi then crawled out from under the desk where she took cover, still moaning in distress.
The horrifying footage shared by BBC, has been viewed over 1.3 million times. According to her colleague Quentin Sommerville, the staff in the office “are safe and accounted for.”
The shocking moment the Beirut explosion happened was caught on camera by Maryam Toumi, a journalist for @BBCArabic who was conducting a video interview at the time.
— BBC News Press Team (@BBCNewsPR) August 5, 2020
Warning - distressing images. pic.twitter.com/ljhtDAT7wk
A BBC colleague was conducting an interview when the explosion hit. All our staff are safe and accounted for. #LebanonExplosion pic.twitter.com/gpgBE4KxGu
— Quentin Sommerville (@sommervilletv) August 5, 2020
[via New York Post, opening image via mikecphoto / Shutterstock.com]
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