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At the time of writing at least 100 people have lost their lives and a further 4,000 have been wounded following an explosion in the Port of Beirut. While the actual cause remains uncertain, the tragedy calls to attention the tremendous consequences of a lack of port security. The explosion...
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The death toll from this month's Beirut port blast has risen to 190 with more than 6,500 injured and three people missing, Lebanon's caretaker government said in a report dated Sunday. Lebanese authorities are probing what caused highly explosive material stored unsafely for years to detonate i...
Introduction: On August 4th 2020, a massive port explosion shook Beirut, killing at least 200, injuring more than 6,000 people and leaving more than a quarter of a million living in unfit homes. Various factors can participate in the severity of mental health outcomes ...
“This was not some kind of a manufacturing explosion type of event. It seems to be, according to them – they would know better than I would – but they seem to think it was an attack. “It was a bomb of some kind, yes.” ...
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Lebanese authorities have said at least 100 people have been killed and more than 4,000 wounded in a massive explosion at the port in the capital, Beirut.
Stunning video shows explosions just minutes ago at Beirut portpic.twitter.com/ZjltF0VcTr — Borzou Daragahi :lower_left_ballpoint_pen::spiral_note_pad: (@borzou)August 4, 2020 Footage of the Explosion in#Beirut#Lebanona few minutes ago. Praying for the safety of everyone.pic.twitter.com/6...
The Beirut explosion was a human and economic tragedy. The slow recovery process started with assessing the damage. On August 4th, 2020, Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, was shaken by a huge explosion. 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate in storage at the Beirut port ignited, blowing up with ...
Lebanon's former caretaker prime minister, Hassan Diab, and three other ministers have been charged over the events that day. Following Thursday's violence, the French foreign affairs ministry called for the probe into the port explosion to be carried out in an i...