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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.
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Fires broke out in the aftermath, leaving 5,000 people...
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Aug 3, 2021 · Following decades of government mismanagement and corruption at Beirut’s port, on August 4, 2020, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history pulverized the port and damaged over...
Aug 7, 2020 · The explosion at a portside warehouse in Beirut sent devastating shockwaves across the Lebanese capital, decimating seafront buildings and causing widespread destruction.
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 4, 2020 · Dozens of nearby buildings — including grain silos storing around 85 percent of the country’s grain — were severely damaged or destroyed, imagery from the aftermath showed.
Aug 3, 2021 · One year ago, at 6.08 p.m. on an otherwise unremarkable Tuesday, they detonated in a mushroom cloud of death and destruction – one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history.
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