Beirut explosion: Rescuers investigate ‘heartbeat in the rubble’
There are frequent calls for silence so that rescuers can listen for signs that someone is still alive
Rescuers in Beirut have been searching through the rubble of a building amid reports a person could be alive - nearly one month after a powerful blast devastated the Lebanese capital.
Specialist sensor equipment was to the Mar Mikhael area following unconfirmed reports that a heartbeat was detected.
Teams have now halted the search until the morning.
More than 200 people died when 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate in a port warehouse detonated on 4 August.
Some 300,000 people were left homeless.
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