Lebanon Cabinet approves demolition of Beirut silos damaged in port blast – The National

Lebanon Cabinet approves demolition of Beirut silos damaged in port blast – The National

Lebanon's Cabinet has approved the demolition of the Beirut silos damaged in the August 2020 port blast which left at least 215 people dead, Lebanese Information Minister Ziad Makari said.

The decision was based on a "technical report" that concluded the silos could collapse in the coming months, Mr Makari said in televised comments after Thursday's Cabinet session. He said it would be too expensive to renovate them.

Families of victims have called for the gutted grain silos to remain in place as a memorial, at least until a stalled probe into the chemical explosion can conclude.