2020 Beirut explosion - Wikipedia
WEBOn 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$ 15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless.
Beirut explosion: How ship's deadly cargo ended up at port - BBC
WEBAug 7, 2020 · Lebanon's government has blamed the huge blast that devastated parts of Beirut on the detonation of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored at the city's port.
Beirut explosion: How ship's deadly cargo ended up at port
WEBAug 7, 2020 · The Russian-owned vessel set sail that September from Batumi, Georgia, heading to Beira, Mozambique. It was carrying 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, which typically comes in the form of small...
Beirut explosion: Before-and-after images - BBC
WEB9 June 2020. The Orient Queen cruise ship was docked in Beirut a few hundred metres from the warehouse when the explosion happened. Damage from the blast caused her to take on water and...
How a Massive Bomb Came Together in Beirut’s Port
WEBSep 9, 2020 · Late last year, a new security officer at the port of Beirut stumbled upon a broken door and a hole in the wall of a storage hangar. He peered inside and made a frightening discovery. Thousands...
3 years after Beirut port blast, intrigue foils an investigation and ...
WEBAug 4, 2023 · Three years after Beirut’s massive port explosion, attempts to prosecute those responsible are mired in political intrigue and the death toll remains disputed.
Beirut explosion: What we know so far - BBC
WEBAug 11, 2020 · The Lebanese government has resigned amid growing public anger following a devastating explosion in Beirut on 4 August that killed at least 200 people and injured around 5,000 others.
Beirut explosion: Before-and-after images - BBC News
WEBAug 7, 2020 · The Orient Queen cruise ship was docked in Beirut a few hundred metres from the warehouse when the explosion happened. Damage from the blast caused her to take on water and capsize. One crew...
Beirut explosion: Frantic search for survivors of deadly blast
WEBAug 5, 2020 · Rescue workers in Lebanon are searching for dozens of people missing a day after a huge explosion devastated the port area of the capital, Beirut. The blast, which shook the whole city, killed...
The Rhosus: Arrival in Beirut - Human Rights Watch
WEBAug 3, 2021 · Once the ship arrived in Beirut, evidence suggests officials failed to disclose the potentially explosive and combustible nature of the ship’s cargo, and the danger it posed, and inaccurately ...
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