Rescuers worked to remove parts of the wall with a crane under floodlights in humid summer conditions, as there were also volatile crowd updates, concerned for improvements.
Local time on Friday morning, parts of the thermal imaging showed body heat, while another device took seven breaths, according to a member of the non-governmental organization Live Love Beirut, which helps rescue efforts. The group said rescuers were less than 2 meters (6.5 feet) from the location showing signs of life.
On Thursday, a Chilean rescue team was searched by rescue dogs passing the destroyed building and showing signs of life, said Eddie Bitter, a local non-governmental organization activist.
Thermal imaging later showed two bodies – one small body bent next to the larger body. Butter said a hearing aid also recorded 18 respiratory cycles per minute.
“There’s a small possibility that the person is still alive,” Bitter said.
Rescue teams are digging tunnels through thick concrete debris to reach the potential survivor. Francisco Lermanda, who worked with the Chilean search and rescue NGO Topos Chile, was wary of the possibility of finding anyone alive after several days under the rubble. But he did not deny it.
One person survived 28 days of drowning in Haiti, he added.
Tension at the site
A Beirut fire brigade officer, Lt. Michelle Al-Murray, said Thursday’s search was temporarily suspended due to concerns that the wall could collapse and endanger the rescue team’s life. As many as 100 people protested outside the venue after the search was suspended on Thursday night, local time.
“That breath is our last breath. It is our last hope. You should all be ashamed,” Melissa Atallah said. One woman was heard saying: “We’ve been here a month, can’t you stay a night?”
After the Chilean team left, they demanded immediate resumption of operations and recorded scores at the rescue site. One woman said she had ordered a crane, while other protesters had offered to search for her body.
Tensions continued to rise until soldiers told protesters that the team and its equipment would return to the scene immediately.
Multiple people are CNN. Speaking with, said a strong, putrid odor emanated from the destroyed building after the blast. One woman said she repeatedly warned officers about it and urged them to find a place.
“We were protesting here two weeks ago and we smelled like ‘old blood’,” Rain Abbas said. “If they had investigated at the time, maybe the body would be alive today.”
“But this is Lebanon.”
Heavy explosion
“There is no time for talking, promises and wishes. It is time for action,” Adib said in a short acceptable speech.
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