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At Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport, firefighters listen to their commander's instructions before leaving for Lebanon. After the double explosion in Beirut, French aid will be transported by two military aircraft with civil security personnel on board, several tonnes of equipment and a mobile medical post. SOUNDBITE
Smoke billows as Lebanese firefighters quell a huge fire which erupted at a Beirut port warehouse containing food aid, threatening to disrupt humanitarian operations and sparking outrage among Lebanese still reeling from a devastating dockside explosion last month. It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze just over a month after the August 4 port blast that killed more than 190 people, injured thousands and ravaged tens of thousands of homes. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron lands on French helicopter carrier Tonnerre, docked in Beirut since August 14, to oversee aid distribution during his second visit to the port, ground zero of the colossal blast that killed more than 180 people, wounded at least 6,500 others, and devastated swathes of the Lebanese capital. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI1WW556_EN
French soldiers unload food aid and construction materials from the ro-ro cargo ship MN Calao docked at Beirut port. IMAGES
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault met with Lebanese Prime Minister Tamam Salam in Beirut on the second day of his visit in Lebanon where he is to meet other political leaders. IMAGES
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