Beirut port blast: three years on, victims still await accountability
Beirut, LebanonReuters Lebanon on Friday marks the third anniversary of the Beirut port explosion which killed at least 220 people, wounded thousands, and damaged swathes of the city. Despite the devastation, an investigation has brought no senior official to account. Here is a summary of what happened and how the investigation has been stymied: Smoke […]
Lebanese government quits amid fury over Beirut blast
Beirut, LebanonReuters Lebanon’s Prime Minister announced his government’s resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that tore through Beirut and caused public outrage was the result of endemic corruption. While the move by Prime Minister Hassan Diab attempted to respond to popular anger about the 4th August blast, many Lebanese calling for a complete overhaul […]
Beirut reels from huge blast as death toll climbs to at least 135
Beirut, LebanonReuters Lebanese rescue teams pulled out bodies and hunted for missing in the wreckage of buildings on Wednesday as investigations blamed negligence for a massive warehouse explosion that sent a devastating blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 135. More than 5,000 other people were injured in Tuesday’s explosion at Beirut port, Health Minister […]
Toll expected to rise in blast that shook Beirut, killing 100, injuring thousands
Beirut, LebanonReuters Lebanese rescue workers dug through rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut, killing 100 people and injuring nearly 4,000 in a toll that officials expected to rise. Tuesday’s blast at port warehouses storing highly explosive material was the most powerful in years in Beirut, already reeling […]
Updated: Massive blast rips through Beirut, killing 78 and injuring thousands
Updated: 9.50am (AEST)Beirut, LebanonReuters A huge blast in port warehouses near central Beirut storing highly explosive material killed 78 people, injured nearly 4,000 and sent shockwaves that shattered windows, smashed masonry and shook the ground across the Lebanese capital. Officials said they expected the death toll to rise further after Tuesday’s blast as emergency workers […]