Beirut port silos that cushioned blast must come down, says experts

  • Date: 06-Apr-2021
  • Source: The National
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:Lebanon
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Beirut port silos that cushioned blast must come down, says experts

A section of the grain silos that absorbed much of last year's Beirut port blast must be demolished to avoid collapse, experts warned in a report published on Monday.

Swiss company Amann Engineering, which has offered laser scanning assistance to Lebanon since the cataclysmic August 4 explosion, called the most damaged of the disembowelled silos an "unstable, moving structure."

"Our recommendation is to proceed with the deconstruction of this block," the company said in a report.

"As it becomes more obvious the concrete piles have been heavily damaged … new silos will have to be built at a different location," it warned.