Actress Nancy Salah Injured in Beirut Blast

When Egyptian actress, Nancy Salah traveled to Lebanon to film the final scenes in her new TV series “Eswed Fateh” (Light Black), however, she did not expect the turn of events that took place in the Beirut following its deadly blast.

The massive explosion took place on Tuesday erupted at Beirut Port with a huge mushroom cloud that Lebanese officials said came from a stockpile of over 2,750 kilograms of ammonium nitrate in a warehouse at the port.

Salah was near within the vicinity of the explosion with the rest of the cast, which badly injured in her hand.

She posted a photo of the injury via Instagram Stories, and captioned: "Thank God for everything"

The series shooting location was among the buildings damaged buildings following the blast. The producer of Eswed Fateh, Mohamed al-Adl, reported that no one else was injured in the explosion.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry announced on Thursday that the death toll from a massive explosion in the capital Beirut on Tuesday has climbed to 137, and at least 5,000 people have been wounded.

Beirut’s governor said 300,000 people have been left homeless. Damages are estimated at up to $5 billion.

On Wednesday, the Lebanese government has declared a state of emergency for two weeks in Beirut in the wake of the devastating explosions rocked the capital.

During Lebanon’s cabinet meeting, an order was issued for putting an unspecified number of Beirut port officials under house arrest pending an investigation into how 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate came to be stored at the port for years.

The move comes amid speculation that negligence was to blame for the explosion.

On his part, Diab said that what happened “a great catastrophe that struck Lebanon,” adding that a quick process of repairing damages and providing urgent aid to help people has been initiated.

The prime minister also called upon “All political forces (Lebanese) to stop the confrontations and focus on addressing the repercussions of the explosion.”

On the other hand, The United Nations (UN) Security Council will hold an emergency meeting next Monday on the massive explosion. The session was requested by the Arab group to discuss the repercussions of this blast.