New world news from Time: Explosion in Beirut: Photos From a City Still Reeling From the Blast

A massive explosion rocked the capital city of Lebanon on Tuesday, causing widespread destruction and loss of life. So far, at least 60 people were killed in the blast and over 3,000 others were injured, according to the Associated Press.

As the dust settled around Beirut’s port, believed to be the site of the explosion, photographers captured a city now covered in rubble and broken glass. The blast was so powerful that it overturned cars, damaged buildings and buried victims, the AP reported.

The cause of the explosion is as yet unknown, but the chief of Lebanese General Security, Abbas Ibrahim, said that it could have been confiscated explosive material that was being stored at the port, the AP reported.

The massive explosion shook a country already grabbling with an extended economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. The AP reports that Beirut hospitals were quickly overwhelmed.

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Bilal Jawich—Xinhua/Sipa USAPink smoke rises following the explosion.

AFP/Getty ImagesA picture shows the scene of the explosion near the the port.

Daniel Carde—Getty ImagesA car is damaged after the explosion.

Marwan Naamani—picture-allianceThe facade of a building is shattered following a massive explosion in Beirut’s port.

AFP/Getty ImagesLebanese army soldiers stand while a helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of the explosion.

Daniel Carde—Getty ImagesAn injured woman lies on the sidewalk aided by bystanders after the explosion.

Nabil Mounzer—EPA-EFE/ShutterstockA view of damages at a house in the Burj Abu Haidar area after the explosion.

Hassan Ammar—APWounded people evacuate after a massive explosion in Beirut.

Marwan Tahtah—AFP/Getty ImagesA wounded woman helps another injured person get into the backseat of a car following the twin explosion.

Daniel Carde—Getty ImagesAn elderly woman is helped while walking through debris after the explosion.

Hussein Malla—APAn injured man waits for help at the scene of the explosion.