Larsa Pippen Reveals Her Family Is ‘Devastated’ After Lebanon Explosion: This ‘Breaks My Heart’

Larsa Pippen is 'praying for Lebanon' following the devastating explosions that occurred in the middle eastern country's capital, Beirut. The star revealed her close, familial ties to the country in an emotional post.

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August 5, 2020 9:59AM EDT
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A cloud from a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Larsa Pippen used her platform to highlight the tragic explosions that occurred in Lebanonā€™s capital, Beirut, on August 4. The former Real Housewives of Miami star, 46, took to her personal Instagram account, sharing an image of the devastating explosion accompanied by sorrowful words from her caption. ā€œIā€™m praying for Lebanon,ā€ the mother-of-four began the caption to her post.

ā€œMy mom is from Beirut this just breaks my heart. My family is so devastated,ā€ she said, adding two praying emojis along with a broken heart. She also added the hashtag ā€œLebanonā€ to her post. The catastrophic event clearly rocked Larsa to her core, especially considering that her family has deep ties to the middle eastern country. And the carnage from the explosion is only just surfacing.

The Lebanese capital experienced an out control fire that ignited ā€œhighly explosive materialsā€ contained in the cityā€™s port. From what appeared to be a giant pink cloud turned into  a massive fireball, leveling buildings and shattering windows. Initial reports claimed that the event left 10 dead and ā€œdozensā€ wounded. As of August 5, however, the death toll has risen to ā€œat least 100ā€ with ā€œmore than 4,000ā€ injured, according to CNBC.

Many civilians who were impacted by the explosion were forced to walk through clouds of smoke in order to get to nearby hospitals. Buildings such as the headquarters of former Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri, as well as CNNā€™s Beirut bureau were reportedly damaged, along with a number of store fronts. Debris lined the streets in Beirut, leaving ambulances and first response vehicles unable to reach those who had been injured.

The Lebanese government ordered an investigation within five days to find out the cause of the explosion, as well as ā€œwho was responsible,ā€ per CNBC. ā€œI will not rest until we find the person responsible for what happened, to hold him accountable and impose the most severe penalties,ā€ Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab shared in the early hours of August 4. He also added that it was unacceptable for such explosive, dangerous materials to be present in the cityā€™s port warehouse without necessary ā€œpreventive measures.ā€