See the aftermath of the devastating Beirut explosion from space

The explosion that devastated Beirut yesterday killed more than 100 people, injured thousands, and left the city’s port in ruins, a punishing development for a country dependent on imports. Satellites operated by Planet, the US remote-sensing firm, captured images of the port of Beirut while in orbit over Lebanon earlier today. The explosion has been attributed to a fire, apparently beginning at a warehouse filled with fireworks, spreading to a cache estimated to contain 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate, a chemical compound used in fertilizers and explosives.