Beirut’s governor Marwan Abboud says 200,000-250,000 people have lost their homes with damages ranging from $3-5bn.
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The explosion on Tuesday sent shockwaves across the city, causing widespread damage as far as the outskirts of the capital.
Lebanese President, Michel Aoun declares a two-week state of emergency on Wednesday following a massive explosion in Beirut that killed at least 100 people and injured 4,000 others.
Massive explosions shook Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday in a blast that has killed at least 100, with many more fatalities feared to come.
Lebanese President, Michel Aoun in remarks published on the Presidency Twitter account, said it was “unacceptable” that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate was stored in a warehouse for six years without safety measures and vowed that those responsible would face the “harshest punishments”.
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an explosion in the centre of the city had injured more than 4,000 people and caused extensive damage.
Those who can leave the city should, the hazardous materials in the air after the explosion can have long-term deadly effects.
Health Minister Hamad Hasan
What we know about the explosion so far
The cause of the explosion is still not clear, but many Lebanese were quick to point out what they believe to be the root causes; immense mismanagement in a broken state run by a corrupt political class who they say treat the country’s inhabitants with contempt.
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.Charbel Wehbe appointed as new foreign minister after Prime Minister Hassan Diab accepts Nassif Hitti’s resignation.
“I participated in this government on the basis that I have one employer named Lebanon, and I found in my country many employers and conflicting interests,” Hitti said in his resignation letter to Prime Minister Hassan Diab, made public on Monday.
“If they don’t come together around the interests of the Lebanese people and save them, then the ship, God forbid, will sink with everyone on board.”
Nassif Hitti, Former Prime Minister
An investigation has now been launched, and the committee is to refer its findings to the judiciary within five days.
