The blast at the port in Beirut, Lebanon, killed at least 154 people and injured 5,000 this week.<br />And according to Lebanese basketballer Fadi El Khatib, what the world sees on TV don't come close to showing Beirut's terrible reality.<br />It's doomed. It's ruined. It's damaged. It's broken. Every single house in Beirut. Fadi El Khatib Interview with CNN Sport<br />The powerful blast has been linked to a massive shipment of ammonium nitrate.<br />Authorities say that despite warnings from local officials, the shipment was stored in the port of Beirut without safety precautions for years.<br />Documents show that members of the Lebanese government and judiciary were apprised of the situation, and may have failed to safeguard it.
