It Has Almost Been One Year Since The Massive Beirut Port Blast

France 24: One year after deadly blast, Beirut struggles with ‘trauma after trauma’

Huge twin blasts in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020 left more than 200 people dead and 6,000 injured. The source of the disaster was 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a compound used as a fertiliser that is also a very powerful explosive agent. It had been stored at the port with no precautions for more than six years. The tragedy soon became a symbol of Lebanon’s years-long political, social and economic crises. Despite promises of change, wounds left by the explosion have yet to heal.

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Update #1: A year after Beirut blast, Lebanon sinks deep into mire of corruption (The Guardian)

Update #2: Beirut blast one year on: No answers and no economic optimism (RTE)

WNU Editor: For those who are interested on what became of the bride almost swept away by the Beirut blast (see video below).