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Port of Beirut officials under house arrest following explosion

7 August 2020

International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) President Willie Adams said he was not surprised to learn Port of Beirut officials had been taken into custody in connection with Tuesday’s devastating warehouse explosion.

“Reports that the Lebanese government has put port authorities under house arrest while investigating the dubious storage of these explosive materials on the docks since 2014 and the likelihood that these deaths were preventable are deeply disturbing but not surprising...

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How Ammonium Nitrate Triggered the ‘Beirut Explosion’?

7 August 2020

Buildings lie ruined near Beirut's port on Aug. 5, 2020, devastated by an explosion a day earlier.

The devastating explosion at a port in Beirut on August 4 evening has again put the clock back on how ammonium nitrate triggers massive explosions. The August 4 incident that killed more than 100 people and injured at least 4,000 seems to have stemmed from a storage unit housing enormous amounts of ammonium nitrate and that’s the reason Live Science is looking at the science behind such explosive matters

The initial explosion ignited a fire, while the second painted the sky in an apocalyptic...

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Cargo planes head to Beirut with relief supplies

7 August 2020

U.S. military fork lift puts pallets on a truck as part of airlift of relief supplies to Beirut, which is suffering the effects of a huge explosion at the port.

Governments are deploying cargo planes loaded with humanitarian aid following Tuesday’s massive explosion at the Port of Beirut, which Lebanese officials say killed at least 137 and wounded more than 5,000.

A plane donated by the government of the United Arab Emirates arrived Wednesday with 20 tons of medical supplies from the World Health Organization’s logistics hub in Dubai to help treat up to 2,000 patients injured in the blast, according to the WHO.

The U.S. military is sending three C-17...

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CMA CGM Group Offers Urgent Support After the Beirut Disaster

6 August 2020

The CMA CGM Group expresses its deepest emotion and solidarity towards its on-site staff and all of the Lebanese people following the Beirut explosions.
The CMA CGM Group is extremely saddened by the terrible accidents that occurred in Beirut on Tuesday, August 4th.
In Lebanon, the CMA CGM Group launches an emergency plan to conduct a thorough health and safety assessment of its 261 staff members based in Beirut.

The CMA, CGM group in official website expressed its solidarity and support after...

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Death toll climbing after Port of Beirut explosion

5 August 2020

At least 2,750 people have been injured and more than 50 killed in a massive explosion at the Port of Beirut.

CNN reported that the explosion, which occurred about 6 p.m. Tuesday in Lebanon’s capital, has caused buildings to collapse and that neighborhoods around the port are unrecognizable.

Rescue operations are ongoing and hospitals in Beirut reportedly are overwhelmed. The number of injured and killed is expected to climb.

Lebanon’s National News Agency initially said the blast was believed...

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