"There are victims and casualties everywhere.". RT @saintgobain: [#PicOfTheDay] The @sursockmuseum, in , regains its splendour thanks to the talent of the Verrerie Saint-Just teams! The five injured were connected to the Dutch embassy. Photographs: Aziz Taher/Reuters. [308][309][o], In August 2021, a memorial event marking the one-year-anniversary of the explosion was held in tribute to the victims at the Port of Beirut, joined by UN officials and International Labour Organization Regional Director Ruba Jaradat. The explosion at a portside warehouse in Beirut sent devastating shockwaves across the Lebanese capital, decimating seafront buildings and causing widespread destruction. The Lebanese government declared a two-week state of emergency in response to the disaster. [133] The Lebanese ambassador to Jordan, Tracy Chamoun, also resigned on live television. [55][56] Later, they were able to quantitatively support this rapid estimate as they compiled more distance versus time of arrival data as new videos of the explosion became available on social media platforms. The blast was also heard as far away as Cyprus, about 200km across the Mediterranean Sea, and seismologists at the United States Geological Survey said it was the equivalent of a 3.3-magnitude earthquake. A view of devastated Beirut port one year after a massive explosion that killed more than 200 people and cost billions in damage. The villa was left in . However, President Aoun has so far rejected the possibility of any international investigation and has suggested that "external interference through a rocket or bomb or other act" could also have led to the blast. On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless. It's been exactly one year since a massive explosion in Beirut's . The massive explosion at Beirut's port on 4 August 2020 killed at least 218 people, wounded 7,000 others and devastated swathes of the city. [305][306], As a result of the explosion, concerns were raised about the storage of ammonium nitrate in other ports across the world. [49], By the next morning, the main fire that led to the explosion had been extinguished. 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[299][298][300] On 5 August 2020, Qatar started providing urgent medical aid. 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[58] Another study used several videos of the explosion to describe the evolution of the fireball size and estimated the Beirut explosion yield to be 0.6 0.3 kt of TNT. [72][73] A former port worker said that "[t]here were 30 to 40 nylon bags of fireworks inside warehouse 12" that he had personally seen. [314], Numerous conspiracy theories emerged on social media in the days following the explosion. [5] [6] The Beirut Naval Base is a part of the port. [64] This result is consistent with Dewey 2021 that suggests that the Beirut explosion TNT equivalence is an increasing function of distance. [139], Saint George Hospital, one of the city's largest medical facilities, was less than .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1 kilometer (58 mile) from the explosion, and was so badly damaged that staff were forced to treat patients in the street. [67][e] The General Director of General Security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, said the ammonium nitrate confiscated from Rhosus had exploded. [258][259] On the night of 6August, the protests against the government that had been ongoing since the previous October resumed, with dozens of protestors near the parliament building calling for the resignation of Lebanese government officials. [160][162] The Bangladesh Navy corvette BNS Bijoy, which participated in UNIFIL, was also damaged. [205] Lebanese President Michel Aoun said the government would make up to 100billion pounds (US$66million) in aid available to support recovery operations. [76], A total of 218 people were confirmed dead from the explosion, with over 7,000 people were injured. The ship's crew died in the explosion. . [198], On 14 October 2021, six people were killed and at least 30 injured in a gunfire exchange in Beirut during protests by members of the Shia Amal and Hezbollah outside the Justice Palace, which demanded an end to the investigations led by Judge Tarek Bitar, for they deemed him as too much centered on their political allies. [133][266][267] Shortly after the resignation of the cabinet, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab stepped down from office. [47][48] The red-orange color of the smoke was caused by nitrogen dioxide, a byproduct of ammonium nitrate decomposition. [209], Health Minister Hamad Hasan requested that international aid be sent to Lebanon;[5] a number of countries sent in food, medical supplies, field hospitals, medical workers, and rescue teams. However, Haswani said that he did not know anything about Savaro and that any links between it and his company are just a coincidence because the two companies have the same agent. Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah all denied this theory, and blame the ammonium nitrate stored in the port. The explosions killed some 217 people, injured more than 6,000, and displaced around 300,000 families, with losses estimated in the billions of dollars. Systematic neglect The explosion and its aftermath have further brought into focus systemic problems of negligent. The committee includes the justice, interior and defence ministers, and the head of the top four security agencies: the Armed Forces, General Security, Internal Security Forces, and State Security. Four hospitals were damaged in the blast. [k] On 9 August, a multinational summit hosted by France raised 253 million euros in aid. This makes it more dangerous because if a fire reaches it, the chemical reaction will be much more intense. What caused the explosions? As stated in previous reports, Reuters was unable to determine whether Haswani had anything to do with Savaro. Major General Abbas Ibrahim, of Lebanon's General Security Directorate, said the massive blast that shook Beirut's port area on Tuesday was caused by confiscated "high explosive materials." The theories said that Israel launched an attack and the level of destruction took them by surprise. According to a list of confirmed casualties released by the Ministry of Health, at least five nurses also died. [121], All ten members of Platoon 5, a team of nine firefighters and a paramedic, died at the scene of the blast. [178] President Michel Aoun rejected calls for an international probe despite demands from world leaders. [187] On 19 August, a Lebanon judge ordered the arrests of more suspects over the explosion, making the total number of accused 25. "What we are witnessing is a huge catastrophe," said the head of the Lebanese Red Cross, George Kettani. The port is reduced to a deep crater surrounded by a smouldering wasteland, while buildings close to the point of origin of the explosion are severely damaged. The explosion resulted from the detonation of tons of ammonium nitrate, a combustible chemical compound commonly used in agriculture as a high-nitrate fertilizer, but which can also be used to manufacture explosives. Source: Yahoo Images, Creative Commons. As of 8 June, parliamentary immunity, as well as outstanding complaints and other procedural roadblocks initiated by two members of Parliament and former ministers (namely, Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zaiter), continued to prevent significant progress in the case. It was felt in Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, and Israel, as well as parts of Europe, and was heard in Cyprus, more than 240km (150mi) away. [202], Throughout 2022, the investigation stalled. 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Koreans Reported Killed or Injured in Beirut Explosions", "Hungary Embassy Damaged in Beirut Blast, No Hungarian Casualties Reported", " : , ", " , ", "Beirut explosion: Romanian embassy HQ slightly damaged", "Beyrut'taki patlamalarda 2 Trk vatanda yaraland", "Update: The current situation in the port of Beirut, Lebanon", "Orient Queen Sinks in Beirut, Two Crew Reported Dead", "Owner of cruise ship sunk by Lebanon blast sues 'those responsible', Beirut explosion: cruise ship owner sues "those responsible", as more protests loom, "European Navies Providing Disaster Relief To Beirut", "At Beirut's shattered port, a crater more than 15 yards deep and small signs of previous lives", "Beirut explosion 149 killed, more than 5000 injured", "Lebanese army finds more explosive chemicals outside Beirut port after huge blast", "Beirut port explosion mystery solved? In July and August 2022, part of the silos collapsed following a weeks-long fire in the remaining grain. Marina Psyllou, the director of the "Interstatus" company, was listed in the registration documents of the company (Savaro) as the only owner and director of the company, but she denied that she was the real manager of the company. [179], On 5 August, the Council agreed to place sixteen Beirut port officials who had overseen storage and security since 2014 under house arrest, overseen by the army, pending the investigation into the explosions. [132][138] Dozens of injured people brought to nearby hospitals could not be admitted because of the damage to the hospitals. This is the same substance that caused the massive explosion in the #Beirut port in August 2020 (3/3) [199][200], On 21 November 2021, the BBC reported that legal groups representing victims of the blast had sent letters on three occasions to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres requesting more information from UNIFIL, but had received no acknowledgment from the UN. In my life, I haven't seen destruction on this scale," he said. [3][4], The government-owned Port of Beirut serves as the main maritime entry point into Lebanon and a vital piece of infrastructure for the importation of scarce goods. As for the state of the grain elevator, results showed it was structurally unstable and should be demolished or properly strengthened.[66]. The efforts also included the restoration of schools. On August 4, 2020, one of the world's biggest-ever, non-nuclear explosions destroyed much of Beirut's port and devastated swaths of the capital. [149] Embassies in and around Beirut reported varying degrees of damage to their buildings; the embassies of Argentina,[150] Australia,[151] Finland,[152] Cyprus,[132] and the Netherlands,[96] which were close to the blast, sustained heavy damage, while minor damage was reported from the South Korean,[153] Hungarian,[154] Kazakh,[155] Russian,[155] Bulgarian,[156] Romanian,[157] and Turkish[158] embassies. [75] A port worker said Warehouse 12 was "not in regular use", and that "those in charge only used to open the warehouse to stack inside it materials confiscated upon judicial orders or perilous products", though he had not seen this to include any armaments. The Qatari Emiri Air Force delivered field hospitals, respirators, and generators to Beirut. The Egyptian embassy also established a field hospital. [177] The investigation was to examine whether the explosion was an accident or due to negligence, and if it was caused by a bomb or another external interference. It's all destroyed. A massive blast on 4 August has caused widespread damage in the port area of the city of Beirut in Lebanon, with 100 people reported dead and 4000 injured. The report also mentions that only 20% of the nitrate originally stored in the warehouse was actually left when it exploded, raising questions about what happened with the rest. The devastating blast on 4 August 2020 was caused by chemicals unsafely stored at the port . [203][204], The Lebanese Red Cross said every available ambulance from North Lebanon, Bekaa, and South Lebanon was being dispatched to Beirut to help patients. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The warehouse where the initial fire and explosions were observed was obliterated and an adjacent grain silo was heavily damaged.
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