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Devastating Beirut Blast Leaves At Least 78 Dead, Thousands Injured
August 4, 2020 6:07 PM. That was the moment an uncontrolled fire in Beirut’s port resulted in a large explosion that rocked our beloved country killing at least 78 people and injuring 4,000.
With conflicting reports rising regarding the storage units that had exploded, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab later said that the culprit was 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been confiscated in the warehouse at least six years ago.
The port is destroyed.
Every quarter in the city is in shambles.
Streets are filled with glass.
That is nothing compared to the human losses. The current death toll stands at 78 and is expected to dramatically rise. 4,000 people are injured and awaiting treatment at Beirut’s hospitals that are already crippled by COVID-19 and an economic crisis.
There are no words for what we are all feeling right now. We are heartbroken. Our condolences to the families of those lost, speedy recovery to the injured, and a way out of this nightmare.
No words to express #LebanonExplosion #BeirutBlast # # #لبنان pic.twitter.com/f2v3bVrmZa
— ꜀ (@HishamBahmad) August 5, 2020
With conflicting reports rising regarding the storage units that had exploded, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab later said that the culprit was 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been confiscated in the warehouse at least six years ago.
The Aftermath #beirut# # # pic.twitter.com/HF0RxTGi3c
— Mohammad Treiki (@HamadaTre) August 5, 2020
The port is destroyed.
# # #prayforbeirut pic.twitter.com/eWxfkJom7X
—| Lara Sakr (@lara91saker) August 5, 2020
Every quarter in the city is in shambles.
— (@sh_azaaa) August 5, 2020
Beirut this morning
#بيروت #Beirut pic.twitter.com/dqFsmjSK1Q
Streets are filled with glass.
Wreckage smoldered at the site of Tuesday’s powerful explosion that shook Lebanon’s capital Beirut, killing scores of people and injuring nearly 4,000 https://t.co/t3St2rp37V pic.twitter.com/pusHPung3n
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 5, 2020
That is nothing compared to the human losses. The current death toll stands at 78 and is expected to dramatically rise. 4,000 people are injured and awaiting treatment at Beirut’s hospitals that are already crippled by COVID-19 and an economic crisis.
There are no words for what we are all feeling right now. We are heartbroken. Our condolences to the families of those lost, speedy recovery to the injured, and a way out of this nightmare.