The entrance to Nation Station, a disaster relief community center in Beirut that operates out of an abandoned gas station. Nation Station serves the residents of Geitawi, a neighborhood badly damaged in the Aug. 4 blast. Nada Homsi for NPR hide caption
Workers remove debris from a hospital that was heavily damaged in last week's explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut. Felipe Dana/AP hide caption
People wave Lebanese flags at a protest near the Beirut port on Tuesday. Last week's explosion has prompted new hopes for political change, but enormous challenges remain. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Habeb al-Hamad Azab, a Syrian refugee, stands in front of his destroyed home in Beirut's Mar Mikhael neighborhood. Yasmina Hilal for NPR hide caption
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab gives a speech in Beirut in March. Diab announced his resignation days after a disastrous explosion rocked Beirut. Dalati Nohra/AP hide caption
World leaders pledged $298 million to assist Lebanon in the aftermath of last week's catastrophic blast during a virtual summit on Sunday. French President Emmanuel Macron organized the virtual summit. Christophe Simon/AP hide caption
Thousands thronged downtown Beirut on Saturday to voice their outrage over government corruption and negligence, which they blame for Tuesday's deadly explosion that killed more than 150 people. Bilal Hussein/AP hide caption
Tuesday's blast in Beirut killed some 150 people, wounded thousands and caused destruction across half the city. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption
Search and rescue workers sift through damaged buildings Thursday in Beirut after this week's huge explosion at the Lebanese capital's port caused widespread damage. Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Beruit's port before (left) and after Tuesday's explosion (right). ©2020 Maxar Technologies; BlackSky Global Monitoring hide caption
An aerial view of demolished structures at the port, damaged by Tuesday's explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Wednesday. The enormous blast, which officials said was driven by thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate, killed at least 137 people and injured thousands more. Haytham El Achkar/Getty Images hide caption
People walk and exercise at a promenade along the Mediterranean Sea during the coronavirus pandemic in Beirut on May 3. The Lebanese government has decided to reimpose restrictions after a rise in cases. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption
A Syrian refugee camp in the town of Bar Elias, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, in January 2019. Now, people fleeing war and calamity have an added worry with the coronavirus pandemic. Bilal Hussein/AP hide caption
The grave of St. Charbel has long been visited by people seeking comfort and healing. Alice Fordham for NPR hide caption
Lebanese anti-government protesters use the light on their mobile phones during a demonstration in downtown Beirut in November. Activists turned to social media platforms to get out their message, streaming protests live on Twitter and highlighting police abuse on Instagram. New podcasts documenting corruption launched with the protest movement. Patrick Baz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption