As highly destructive or damaging videos and photos of the Beirut blast have flooded social media platforms, one picture of a nurse standing tall between all chaos hold gently and protectively three newborn babies has appeared as a symbol of hope.

The photos took in a hospital in Ashrafia area, after a huge eruptive split through the port areas of the Lebanon capital, has gone viral, with people describing it as 'heartbreaking yet hopeful'. Clicked by Lebanese photojournalist Bilal Jawich near the epicentre of the blast, the photo showed a nurse hold closely three newborns in her arms while making a call on the landline, as shattered glass and blood can be seen around.

Moved by the harshness moment, the photographer shared the image on Facebook saying: '16 years of press photography and lots of wars. I can say I didn't see what I saw today in the Ashrafia area, especially in front of the Al Roum Hospital'.

As blast very badly damaged communication networks and electricity in the city, the shutterbug added that the nurse at hospital's maternity ward remained calm and carried on with her job to get additional help 'holding three newborn babies and surrounded by bodies and wounded.'