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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.
Aug 5, 2020 · At least 135 people were killed in the blast and another 5,000 wounded, officials said, and the death toll was expected to rise. Beirut’s governor, Marwan Aboud, told Jordan’s state-owned ...
Aug 11, 2020 · The Lebanese government has resigned amid growing public anger following a devastating explosion in Beirut on 4 August that killed at least 200 people and injured around 5,000 others.
Aug 3, 2021 · The Beirut port explosion killed 218 people, including nationals of Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Pakistan, Palestine, the Netherlands, Canada, Germany, France,...
Aug 4, 2020 · A huge blast in Beirut has killed at least 70 people, Lebanon's health minister says; More than 3,000 others have been injured; The cause of the explosion in the city's port area is not yet...
Aug 5, 2020 · Beirut is reeling after a colossal explosion rocked the port area on Tuesday with many injured and homes damaged - the daylight revealing post-apocalyptic scenes of destruction.
Aug 5, 2020 · The death toll from the massive explosion in Beirut has risen to 135, with some 5,000 wounded and tens still missing, Lebanon’s health minister told Al Manar television.
Aug 5, 2020 · A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky.
Aug 5, 2020 · The death toll from the massive blast at a port warehouses near central Beirut has risen to 78, with over 4,000 wounded. Officials said they expected the death toll to rise further after...
Aug 6, 2020 · The death toll from the Beirut explosion rose to 137 late on Wednesday, with 5,000 people wounded, according to Lebanese state news agency NNA, citing Health Minister Hamad Hassan.
