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Images relating to the social aftermath of the Beirut port blast

Protester holding the image of the a little girl killed by Beirut's port blast and demanding those who are responsible to be sent to prison

Chilean rescue team member petting "Flash", a canine that was able to detect life under the rubble of a building destroyed by the Beirut port blast

Protests gather behind a cloud of teargas and beneath a sign that says "Peace From My Heart to Beirut" during clashes that ignited in Beirut to demand the resignation of the government after the horrific explosion in the city's port

Protester sits on a chair, taken from a nearby shop with shattered windows, while watching fellow protesters trying to removes blockades to reach the Lebanese parliament

Old lady taking a nap in her mini-market in Mar Mikhail just a few days after the Beirut's port blast destroyed the windshield of her small shop and got her severely injured

Two Chilean rescue workers looking at a completely destroyed historical building in Beirut after sensing signs of life under the wreckage with life sensors. Building was destroyed after the horrific Beirut port blast.

Stains of blood from a doctor paint the remnants of a ceiling at St. Georges hospital in Mar Mikhail, just a few hundred meters away from the Beirut's port where a horrific blast tore the city apart.

Two protesters holding and lifting their hands during violent clashes that have erupted in Downtown Beirut after the deadly blast that tore the city apart.

Tau-tau are the statues in wood that Toraja make of dead people.

Toraja people are famous around the world for their death rituals.

Oma died almost four years ago. Her body is still in her house. The family considers she is not dead. She is "makula" (a sick person). They are waiting to have money to pay for the buffalos that will be sacrificed during the funeral.

Oma died almost four years ago. Her body is still in her house. The family considers she is not dead. She is "makula" (a sick person). They are waiting to have money to pay for the buffalos that will be sacrificed during the funeral.

Oma died almost four years ago. Her body is still in her house. The family considers she is not dead. She is "makula" (a sick person). They are waiting to have money to pay for the buffalos that will be sacrificed during the funeral.

Oma died almost four years ago. Her body is still in her house. The family considers she is not dead. She is "makula" (a sick person). They are waiting to have money to pay for the buffalos that will be sacrificed during the funeral.

During the celebration of the funeral of Mrs Enny Anton, 54 years old, in Rantepao.

Funeral in Rantepao

During the celebration of the funeral of Mrs Enny Anton, 54 years old, in Rantepao.

Duning the celebration of the funeral of Mrs Enny Anton, 54 years old, in Rantepao.

During the celebration of the funeral of Mrs Enny Anton, 54 years old, in Rantepao.

Most of the Toraja are Christian. During the celebration of the funeral they kill and eat pork and buffalos.

Funeral in Rantepao.

Duning the celebration of the funeral of Mrs Enny Anton, 54 years old, in Rantepao.

During the celebration of the funeral of Mrs Enny Anton, 54 years old, in Rantepao.. Relatives take 'selfies' in front of the coffin.

Duning the celebration of the funeral of Mrs Enny Anton, 54 years old, in Rantepao.

During the funeral in Rantepao.

Oma died almost 4 years ago. Her body is still at home until the family get the money to celebate the funeral.

According to Animist belief, if a child dies before having its first teeth and is buried in a tree, the child would grew up with it.

Tau-tau are statues of people who died.

A couple of days before the funeral of Andan's mother.

Londa (6km south of Rantepao) is an extensive burial cave at the base of a massive cliff face. The entrance to the cave is guarded by a balcony of 'tau tau'. Inside the cave is a collection of coffins, many of them rotted away, with the bones either scattered or heaped in piles.

Londa (6km south of Rantepao) is an extensive burial cave at the base of a massive cliff face. The entrance to the cave is guarded by a balcony of 'tau tau'. Inside the cave is a collection of coffins, many of them rotted away, with the bones either scattered or heaped in piles.

Feeding the buffalo a couple of months before the funeral for a mother and son in Pangala.

A father prepairs everything for the funeral of his wife and son that will be celebrated in July 6th. The mom passed away 8 moths ago and the son 2 months ago.

He and his mother will be buried on July, 6th in his town Pangala. He died two months ago. His mother 8 years ago. Their bodies will be in the house until the funeral.

Albino buffalos are the most prized in Toraja.

Kete Kesu, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia. About 5km from Rantepao, it is renowned for its woodcarving and traditional tongkonan and rice barns. The roof of the houses look like boats. And all of them placed from North to South .There are several legends about it. One of them says Toraja people came from the North by boat.

Funeral in Pangi, close to Rantepao.

Attending the funeral in Pangi for Petrus who died at 84 years old.