Woman plays Auld Lang Syne on piano amid debris of Beirut explosion

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Thursday, 06 August, 2020, 11:30
Beirut resident Hoda Melki captures the moment her mother plays Auld Lang Syne on the piano among the debris and damage of her apartment, a day after a major explosion in Lebanon's capital. The blast killed 135 people, injured 5,000 and damaged the houses of up to 300,000 after ripping through Beirut's port․

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