The Prime Minister called the storage of the material "unacceptable" and called for an investigation into the cause of the blast, with the results released within five days, the statement said. Before and after SkySat imagery shows the impact of yesterday’s explosion in Beirut. But it can also be combined with fuel oils to create an explosive used in the mining and construction industries. By Ghazi Balkiz, Tamara Qiblawi and Ben Wedeman, CNN. Lebanon's Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, said that 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive material used in fertilizers and bombs. Ammonium nitrate is a crystal-like white solid commonly used as a source of nitrogen for agricultural fertiliser. ... August 5, 2020. The Governor of Beirut, Marwan Abboud, said over 300,000 people lost their homes. The Lebanese government is reportedly about to resign amid mounting anger over last Tuesday's explosion in Beirut … Beirut Port Explosion: Impact on Key Economic and Food Security Indicators - August 2020 Format Analysis Source. But investigative journalist Riyad Qobaissi says these letters did not follow the right procedures and that customs officials simply kept resending the same letters in response to the judge's request for more information. explosion to derive total cost •Based on Beirut Build Heritage Rescue, August 2020 report: –Quantified the number of cultural sites and buildings –Estimated the reconstruction costs depending on severity of damages Based on geo-spatial data from within a 4.1 km radius of the explosion Based on data from within a 4.1 km radius of the explosion Homes as far as 10 kilometers away were damaged, according to witnesses, and even people on the distant island of Cyprus felt the blast, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). A Russian rescue worker and dog search the Beirut port on Friday. The blast happened at the Port of Beirut and left at least 215 people dead (with the total expected to go higher), at least 7,500 injured, and many more missing. More than 200 people were killed, including at the port and further afield. Die Explosion in Beirut ereignete sich am 4. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. However, he avoided taking responsibility for the blast and instead blamed the country's entrenched political elite. Large crowds, chanting "revolution, revolution,". Lebanese officials have not called the explosion an attack. Emergency wards have been inundated. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. How a Massive Bomb Came Together in Beirut’s Port By Ben Hubbard, Maria Abi-Habib, Mona El-Naggar, Allison McCann, Anjali Singhvi, James Glanz and Jeremy White Sept. 9, 2020. A damaged hospital room is seen on Wednesday. A fire appears to have triggered the explosion of the ammonium nitrate in Beirut. An investigation into the explosion was announced by Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab. Lebanon + 1 more. French Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot said that France and Lebanon were united in grief at his death. REUTERS/Aziz Taher View image in full screen. Prime Minister Diab described the explosion as a "catastrophe" in his televised statement. pic.twitter.com/yPYUTkH5OU. "We are putting all our capabilities in serving our honorable people and dear citizens as needed," Hezbollah said in a statement. The explosion was near the port in the Lebanese capital. Documents circulated online appeared to show that customs officials sent letters to the judiciary seeking guidance at least six times from 2014 to 2017. A woman looks out of the collapsed facade of a Beirut apartment on Wednesday. Mr Koraytem and the director general of Lebanese Customs, Badri Daher, said their warnings about the danger posed by the stored ammonium nitrate and calls for it to be removed were repeatedly ignored. This image was obtained from a video on social media. The blast was also heard as far away as Cyprus, about 200km across the Mediterranean Sea, and seismologists at the United States Geological Survey said it was the equivalent of a 3.3-magnitude earthquake. "People are asking the emergency department about their loved ones, and it is difficult to search at night because there is no electricity," Health Minister Hamad Hassan. ': Uyghur on Chinese government policy, Israeli police clash with Palestinians at mosque, Fishermen caught in the middle of dispute between Britain and France, Xi Jinping pledges to make China carbon neutral by 2060, See first photo of rocket expected to crash into Earth, See inside the hospital where nonuplets were born, Blinken: US will respond if Russia acts recklessly against Ukraine, Brazil says it's ready to end deforestation in Amazon. There has been an outpouring of support from … People walk near the scene of the explosion. The US Embassy in Beirut urged those in the area of the explosion to "stay indoors and wear masks if available" due to reports of toxic gases released from the blast. In 1947, a ship carrying 2,000 tonnes of the chemical exploded in Texas, killing 581 people. Her fiance Gilbert Qaraan mourned her in a post on Instagram, saying his heart burned with the loss. Share. (AP) Witnesses reported seeing a strange orange-colored cloud over the site after the explosion. "There are victims and casualties everywhere.". We are facing a real catastrophe and need time to assess the extent of damages. Some patients were unconscious. One resident said the scenes looked "like an apocalypse. Updated 7:02 AM ET, Thu August 6, 2020 ... A rescue worker walks along a pile of rubble at the explosion site in Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday, August 8. . Lebanon: Beirut Port Explosions Situation Report No. August 2020 um 18:08 Uhr Ortszeit (17:08 MESZ) im Hafen der libanesischen Hauptstadt Beirut am Golfe de Saint-Georges und traf die ganze Stadt katastrophal. "The real problem is that over time it will absorb little bits of moisture and it eventually turns into an enormous rock," Andrea Sella, professor of chemistry at University College London, told the BBC. On 4 August 2020, an explosion happened in the city of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.. He concluded by making "an emergency call to all those countries who love this country to stand by us and to help us heal our deep wounds." It was felt as far as Cyprus, hundreds of miles away, and registered as a 3.3 magnitude earthquake in the Lebanese capital. There have been no diplomatic relations since a ceasefire signed between the two countries in 1949. ET), as firefighting teams rushed to the scene to try to put out the initial fire. "Whatever the precise charge size, this is unquestionably one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, far bigger than any conventional weapon," said Professor Andy Tyas, an expert on blast protection engineering. Initial reports blamed the explosion on a major fire at a warehouse for firecrackers near the port, according to Lebanese state news agency NNA. A statue representing the Lebanese expatriate is seen Wednesday in front of a building that was damaged by the explosion. Beirut explosion death toll rises to 135 as 5,000 wounded: Live Information minister says army will oversee house arrest of those responsible for storage and guarding at Beirut port. What is ammonium nitrate and how dangerous is it? "No minister knows what's in the hangars or containers, and it's not my job to know," Michael Najjar, who has been in his post for six months, told the channel. "What I felt was that it was an earthquake," Beirut resident Rania Masri told CNN. Shortly after 18:00 (15:00 GMT), the roof of the warehouse caught alight and there was a large initial explosion, followed by a series of smaller blasts that some witnesses said sounded like fireworks going off. French President Emmanuel Macron said "rescue and aid" were on the way to Lebanon, while expressing solidarity with the "Lebanese people after the explosion that caused so many casualties and so much damage tonight in Beirut. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi called his Lebanese counterpart Charbel Wahbeh to say that"Jordanians stand in support with Lebanon and its Lebanese brothers and are ready to offer any help they need," he said in a tweet. They all lost their lives trying to save us all from the tragedy we have become. But three US Defense Department officials told CNN that as of Tuesday night there was no indication the explosion was an attack. A woman and her sister-in-law show a photo of a missing man on Friday. The death toll from the blast is likely to continue to climb as more bodies are pulled from the wreckage. Damage is seen inside an apartment on Wednesday. Ursache war ein durch Schweißarbeiten entstandenes Feuer in einem Lagerraum, in dem Feuerwerkskörper lagerten, deren Explosion wiederum daneben gelagerte 2750 Tonnen … Rescue crews search a street for survivors on Tuesday night. 30 Dec 2020. Massive explosion in Beirut port area rocks Lebanese capital, at least 78 killed Published Tue, Aug 4 2020 12:04 PM EDT Updated Wed, Aug 12 2020 9:48 AM EDT Natasha Turak @NatashaTurak Rescue workers search for missing people at the site of the explosion. A woman walks with her belongings on Wednesday. Ammonium nitrate has been associated with deadly industrial accidents. Injured people sit on a street after the blast. Beirut was declared a "disaster city" by authorities on Wednesday. CNN's Schams Elwazer, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Tara John, Alessandria Masi, Nada AlTaher, Hamdi Alkhshali, Amir Tal, Andrew Carey, Jennifer Hansler and Paul Murphy contributed to this report. It is like an apocalypse.". ", "In my life I haven't seen destruction on this scale," Abboud said. Christelle Helou hugs the coffin of her cousin Nicole in Sarba, Lebanon, on Thursday. Firefighters use a water hose on flaming debris. Lebanese broadcaster LBCI and Reuters news agency cited sources as saying the fire was started by welding work being carried out on a hole in Warehouse 12. Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud said as many as 300,000 people had been made temporarily homeless and that collective losses might reach $10-15bn (£8-11bn). The government has ordered officials at the port who oversaw the storage of the ammonium nitrate to be put under house arrest pending the completion of the investigation. Hospitals were quickly overwhelmed. customs officials sent letters to the judiciary seeking guidance at least six times from 2014 to 2017, investigative journalist Riyad Qobaissi says these letters did not follow the right procedures. A picture shows the scene of an explosion near the the port in Beirut. But there's a price tag, Italy charged two Californians with murder. A woman, whose son is said to be missing after Tuesday's explosion, waits outside Beirut's port on Thursday to receive information from rescue teams. ... (@BestTweet___) August 4, 2020. The Beirut disastrous explosion on August 4th of 2020, likely caused by 2750 tonnes of Ammonium Nitride (AN) that was stored since 2014, calls for … The blast comes at a tense time in Lebanon. Its cargo was reportedly transferred to Warehouse 12 following a court order, and should have been disposed of or resold. Read about our approach to external linking. Diggers remove earth at the blast site next to the silos at the port of Beirut on August 14, 2020, in the aftermath of the massive explosion there that ravaged Lebanon's capital. This satellite image, obtained by CNN from Planet Labs Inc., shows a massive crater at the site of Tuesday's explosion. On Friday, a United Nations-backed panel is expected to issue a verdict on the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri, a move many fear will stoke sectarian tensions. A woman walks over rubble in her apartment on Wednesday. However, if you have a large amount of material lying around for a long time it begins to decay. Lebanese Red Cross officers carry an injured woman on Tuesday night. Hide Caption. The governor of Beirut has said that dozens of people were still missing, including many foreign workers. Satellite images show complete devastation in the port area, with one ship apparently blown out of the water and onto the dockside. So many homes were damaged or destroyed.". The disaster was preceded by a large fire at the Port of Beirut, on the city's northern Mediterranean coast. A man sits inside a damaged home in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday. According to a list of confirmed casualties released by the Ministry of Health, at least five nurses also died. On 4 August 2020, a huge explosion rocked the city of Beirut, shattering glass and causing extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure within a radius of three kilometres. 15 (As of 17 December 2020) [EN/AR] Format Situation Report Source. People gather by damaged buildings after the blast. Lebanon's General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim said the "highly explosive material" had been confiscated years earlier and stored in the warehouse, just minutes' walk from Beirut's shopping and nightlife districts. What happened yesterday was categorised as the third most powerful explosion in the world. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. A photo posted on social media showed Sahar and seven male colleagues, all of whom are said to have died. ", A red cloud hung over the city in the wake of the explosion, which took place just after 6 p.m. local time (11 a.m. Copy link. Beirut explosion kills dozens, injures thousands, Here's what we know about the Beirut explosion, Palestinians fight eviction from homes in East Jerusalem, Families of schoolgirls describe anguish after blast kills dozens, See celebrations in Spain as coronavirus curfew ends, 'How can we feel safe? Books are seen in the blast debris on Friday. "We mourn each loss from this terrible tragedy alongside the Lebanese people," the US Ambassador added. People run for cover following the explosion. Among the dead who have been identified was Jean-Marc Bonfils, a Beirut-born French architect. ", At least 10 firefighters are missing, according to the city's governor Marwan Abboud, who said the scene reminded him of "Hiroshima and Nagasaki. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo extended condolences and said, "We are closely monitoring and stand ready to assist the people of Lebanon as they recover from this tragedy.". Some had broken limbs, others had been showered with shards of glass. One Beirut resident who was several kilometers away from the site of the blast said her windows had been shattered by the explosion. A devastating explosion in Beirut on 4 August killed at least 200 people and injured thousands. The Beirut port blast on 4 August ripped a city to shreds and reopened old wounds for a fragile population already facing civil unrest, an ongoing socio-economic crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic. © 2021 BBC. "The EU stands ready to provide assistance and support.". Bachar Ghattas, an eyewitness, described scenes of chaos: "You can see injured people all over the streets in Beirut, glass all over the place, cars are damaged. This makes it more dangerous because if a fire reaches it, the chemical reaction will be much more intense. The Lebanon-based cruise ship agency Abou Merhi said two people died and seven were injured when its Orient Queen ship was severely damaged by the blast. Readings from a seismograph obtained by Reuters showing the explosion in Beirut on August 4, 2020. A person hugs French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to the Gemmayzeh neighborhood in Beirut on Thursday. A massive explosion ripped through central Beirut on Tuesday, killing dozens of people, injuring thousands and blowing out windows in buildings across the city. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced. Damage at the site of Tuesday’s blast in Beirut’s port area, Aug. 5, 2020. "People are asking the emergency department about their loved ones and it is difficult to search at night because there is no electricity. "There are many people missing until now," Hasan said. WFP; Posted 31 Aug 2020 Originally published Wounded people wait to received help outside a hospital. Imagery captured on May 31, 2020 and today, August 5, 2020. The explosion, according to the Lebanon government, was of over 2700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored for six years in a warehouse in the port. Hundreds were killed, and many thousands of people injured. Satellite and aerial images show how warehouses close to the explosion were ripped apart. A man leaves his damaged house on Thursday. Mr Bonfils, who was involved in restoring buildings damaged in the city during the civil war, was broadcasting video of the incident live on Facebook after the first explosion but was injured in the second and later died. Based on an analysis of videos, a team from the University of Sheffield estimated that the explosion was the equivalent of 1,000 to 1,500 tonnes of TNT - about a 10th of the intensity of the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. A man carries his belongings as he leaves his destroyed house on Thursday. Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)A massive explosion ripped through central Beirut on Tuesday, killing dozens of people, injuring thousands and blowing out windows in buildings across the city. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said a female diplomat from the German embassy had died in her apartment. Smoke rises from the site of an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir) At least 100 people were killed and nearly 4,000 injured in a massive explosion at Lebanon’s capital Beirut. ", "My thoughts are with the people of #Lebanon and with the families of the victims of the tragic #BeirutBlast," President of the European Council Charles Michel said in a tweet. A building's facade is shattered after Tuesday's explosion. Lebanese soldiers stand guard in front of destroyed ships Thursday. A man reacts at the scene soon after the explosion. One official pointed out that if there were indications an attack of this scale had occurred, it would trigger automatic increases in force protection for US troops and assets in the region. Beirut explosion: the volunteer clearing up the wreckage of her home city – video As volunteers worked to clean up damaged streets, buildings … Red smoke rises after the explosion, which could be felt for miles. "What we are witnessing is a huge catastrophe," said the head of the Lebanese Red Cross, George Kettani. There are also reports of one American and two Egyptians killed in the blast, while a two-year-old boy from Australia has been confirmed dead. Beirut explosion: Remembering victims of the deadly blast The massive explosion at Beirut’s port on August 4 killed scores of people and wounded thousands of others. The United States Ambassador in Lebanon, Dorothy Shea, expressed "heartfelt sympathies" to the victims and their families after "having witnessed the horrific explosions at the Port," she said in a statement shared on Twitter. Published Aug. 4, 2020 Updated Dec. 10, 2020. Debris litters the floor of the Lebanese Parliament on Wednesday. "What I felt was that it was an earthquake," Rania Masri told CNN. The explosion's shockwave blew out windows at Beirut International Airport's passenger terminal, about 9km (5 miles) away from the port. Valarie Fakhoury, a British-Lebanese national, stands outside the emergency ward of a hospital in central Beirut following a huge explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital on August 4, 2020. The anger and demonstrations have continued even after the government's resignation, with many people seeing last week's deadly explosion as the deadly result of years of entrenched corruption and mismanagement. People remove debris from a house on Friday. Militants have made bombs with it in the past. #Beirut #Lebanon pic.twitter.com/pFXvDeKAgF. "We requested that it be re-exported but that did not happen. Experts say that ammonium nitrate is relatively safe when stored properly. A wounded person is carried after the blast. Here’s what we know: ... Mapping the Damage From the Beirut Explosion. The Beirut neighborhood of Mar Mikhael sits in ruins. Read about our approach to external linking. white smoke could be seen billowing from Warehouse 12, Before-and-after images of Beirut explosion, A similar amount of the chemical arrived on a Moldovan-flagged cargo ship, the MV Rhosus. The best estimate and reasonable upper limit of the 2020 Beirut explosion determined from this method are 0.50 kt TNT and 1.12 kt TNT, respectively. Lebanon. A helicopter fights a fire Tuesday at the scene of the explosion. Firefighters work at the scene on Tuesday. OCHA; Posted 21 Dec 2020 Originally published 21 Dec 2020 Lebanese soldiers search for survivors on Wednesday. "Beirut port is totally destroyed.". 10 August 2020. The Rhosus was inspected, banned from leaving and was shortly afterwards abandoned by its owners, according to Shiparrested.com. close. "This is a national catastrophe. Volunteers conduct research at the explosion site on Saturday. Jonathan M. Gitlin - Aug 5, 2020 8:10 pm UTC The UK, Turkey, Qatar and Spain were also among the countries that offered their support to Lebanon. Firefighters spray water at a fire after an explosion was heard in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2020. World leaders have expressed their condolences amid the unfolding tragedy. About 30 seconds later, there was a colossal explosion that sent a mushroom cloud into the air and a supersonic blastwave radiating through the city. The blast occurred during an economically and politically complex time in the country. A wounded man is helped as he walks through debris following the explosion. A spokesman at the Ziv Medical Center in Safed, Israel, not far from the border with Lebanon, told CNN that they had been contacted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and told to prepare for the possible arrival overnight of UN personnel wounded in the blast. President Aoun promised a transparent investigation into the blast and at least 20 people have been arrested so far. The blast killed more than 178 people, left more than 6,500 injured, 300,000 people homeless, and severely damaged critical health infrastructure and medical supplies. The Secretary-General of the Kataeb political Party, Nazar Najarian, died after being injured in the explosion, NNA reported. Israel offered humanitarian medical assistance to Lebanon -- a significant gesture as Lebanon is one of a small number of countries that Israel regards as an enemy state. He was in his office when the explosion happened. "We were asked to fix a door of the warehouse by State Security and we did that at noon, but what occurred in the afternoon I have no idea," CNN quoted him as telling OTV. United States President Donald Trump offered sympathy and assistance to the people of Lebanon, referring to the incident as a "terrible attack." The explosion produces an area of high pressure that travels faster than the speed of sound, shattering glass and injuring people. This aerial photo, taken Wednesday, shows the aftermath of the explosion. Relatives of people who are missing hold hands Thursday as they wait outside the port to receive information from rescue teams. It was a bomb of some kind," he told reporters at the White House. French Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot said that France and Lebanon were united in grief at his death. The time of arrival of the blast is estimated at 38 distinct positions, and the results are correlated with well-known empirical laws in order to estimate explosive yield. The blast near Beirut's port sent up a huge mushroom cloud-shaped shockwave, flipping cars and damaging distant buildings. Warning: This video contains disturbing content. The officials, who declined to be identified so they could speak freely, said they don't know what the President is talking about. This aerial photo, taken on Wednesday, shows ruined structures at the port. Prime Minister Diab described the circumstances that led to the explosion as "unacceptable" but offered his government's resignation six days later. On August 4, 2020 more than 2,750 tons of unsafely stored ammonium nitrate exploded in Labanon's port city of Beirut… At least 78 people are known to have died and a further 4,000 wounded, Hamad Hasan, the country's health minister said, according to Reuters. A similar amount of the chemical arrived on a Moldovan-flagged cargo ship, the MV Rhosus, which docked in Beirut in 2013 after suffering technical problems while sailing from Georgia to Mozambique. ", Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif tweeted that his country was ready to help Lebanon "in any way necessary. 1 of 59. Alexandra Najjar, 3 years old. Given multiple and competing post-explosion reconstruction priorities, in ths editorial we briefly examine the requirements for a build back better scenario. The port's general manager, Hassan Koraytem, confirmed that maintenance was conducted on the door of the warehouse before the explosion. The explosion damaged buildings across the city, including the official residence of Lebanon's president, the headquarters of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and CNN's bureau in downtown Beirut. Aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Many Lebanese were unimpressed by the government's promises of transparency and accountability, and there were clashes between protesters and police. We leave it to the experts and those concerned to determine why," Mr Daher told broadcaster LBCI. "You can see injured people all over the streets in Beirut, glass all over the place, cars are damaged, it is like an apocalypse," said Bachar Ghattas, another resident. Smoke rises after the blast. A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into … had been stored for six years at a port warehouse without safety measures, Live updates: Lebanese capital rocked by huge explosion, France has sent an aid package to Lebanon. Emergency wards are inundated with the injured, while the Lebanese Red Cross implored the public on Twitter for blood donations to help the wounded. 5 Aug 2020 Here are the case details, In Myanmar's jungles, protesters are training to fight the junta, Controversy around Ethiopia's Nile River dam project explained, Video shows moment Mexico City metro overpass collapses. "This was a -- seems to be according to them, they would know better than I would, but they seem to think it was an attack. The blast destroyed the immediate dockside area, creating a crater approximately 140m (460ft) wide, which flooded with seawater. Asked if he was confident if the explosion was an attack, the President said it "seems like" it was, based on what US military officials have told him. The glass just broke. The last photo of the firefighters from the #Beirut Fire Department. Lebanon's minister of public works, meanwhile, told Al Jazeera that he found out about the presence of ammonium nitrate in July and spoke to the port's general manager just two days before the explosion. That blast wave levelled buildings near the port and caused extensive damage over much of the rest of the capital, which is home to two million people. "The apartment shook horizontally and all of a sudden it felt like an explosion and the windows and doors burst open. 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