French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Beirut Thursday to "meet all political actors" following the blasts that devastated the Lebanese capital Beirut, the French presidency said.

French President Macron to meet Lebanon counterpart, PM on Thursday

Lebanon economy minister on Wednesday said that the country's main grain silo at Beirut port was destroyed in yesterday's devastating blast along with the wheat inside, leaving the nation with less than a month's reserves of the grain although other vessels with supplies are on the way.

After blast, Lebanon has less than a month's reserves of grain, minister says

The death toll in blasts in Beirut crossed 100 on Wednesday as Prime Minister Hassan Diab vowed that those behind the "catastrophe will pay the price". Also Read: Explosion in Beirut killed more than 100 people, toll expected to go up The blast which was reportedly caused by a fire in a warehouse where 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate was left unsecured created a mushroom-shaped explosion drawing up visions of a nuclear-like disaster.

Beirut blasts: Over 100 killed as PM Hassan Diab vows those responsible will 'pay the price'

Ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities have said caused the devastating Beirut blast, is an odorless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertilizer that has been the cause of numerous industrial explosions over the decades.

Ammonium nitrate: Fertilizer behind many industrial accidents

Close allies and traditional adversaries of Lebanon paid tribute on Tuesday to the victims of massive, deadly twin blasts in Beirut, as condolences and offers of help poured in.

World offers support, condolences to 'disaster-stricken' Beirut after devastating blasts

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French President Macron to meet Lebanon counterpart, PM on Thursday

After blast, Lebanon has less than a month's reserves of grain, minister says

Beirut blasts: Over 100 killed as PM Hassan Diab vows those responsible will 'pay the price'

Ammonium nitrate: Fertilizer behind many industrial accidents

World offers support, condolences to 'disaster-stricken' Beirut after devastating blasts