On August 4th 2020, a powerful blast in port warehouses near central Beirut storing highly explosive material killed over 70 people and injured nearly 4,000. The explosion sent seismic shockwaves that shattered windows, smashed masonry and shook the ground across the Lebanese capital. It was the most powerful explosion in years in Beirut, which is already reeling from an economic crisis and a surge in coronavirus infections. Right after the explosion took place, some MSF staff went spontaneously to health facilities to see how they could give a hand to the medics dealing with the emergency. MSF is currently organizing a donation of wound kits and surgical kits to the facilities treating the many wounded in Beirut. We are also seeing whether patients who need further surgery can be referred and treated in one of our hospitals after they’ve been stabilized. We are assessing the most pressing needs in hospitals and identifying additional ways in which we can provide assistance to the population in such tragic circumstances.