Debris, rubble still litter Lebanon blast site, six days on

Debris and rubble littered Lebanon's destroyed port area on Monday (August 10), six days after a powerful explosion killed 158 and left thousands more injured.

Syria's government has said that around 45 of the more than 158 people confirmed killed in the blast were Syrian nationals. Syrians comprise the biggest foreign labor force in Lebanon, working in construction, agriculture and transport.

An emergency donor conference on Sunday raised pledges worth nearly 253 million euros ($298 million) for immediate humanitarian relief, the French presidency said.

Those commitments would not be conditional on political or institutional reform, President Emmanuel Macron's office said. There were also pledges made for longer-term support that would depend on changes brought in by the authorities, the Elysee Palace said.