In the aftermath of the blast of Aug. 4, Melanie finds herself struggling to get out of the rubble--and tried to help anyone she finds on her way. In another part of the same neighborhood, Medea turns her living room into an "operation room."

In the first episode of this series, the host, Yasmina Hatem, takes you through the moments after the Aug. 4 blast in Beirut --from the perspective of each of her family members.