Lebanon blast: Half of Beirut destroyed or damaged; toll crosses 135

  • Date: 06-Aug-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Industrial
  • Country:Lebanon
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Lebanon blast: Half of Beirut destroyed or damaged; toll crosses 135

Half a city destroyed in a massive explosion that many likened to the atomic blasts that ripped through Hiroshima in Japan 75 years ago on August 6. More than 135 dead, 300,000 homeless, 5,000 injured and being treated in hospitals. Hundreds reportedly missing. Scenes of mourning, despair and hopelessness. It's raining misery in Beirut this summer, a city once known as the Paris of the Middle East.Marwan Abboud, governor of the city, said the damage is extensive and estimated that it could take $10-15 billion to put Beirut and its people back on their feet again.

"A team of engineers and experts will assess the structural damage in the port area of the city in the coming days," he