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The Beirut explosion was similar to explosions of large amounts of ammonium nitrate in Tianjin, China, in 2015; in Texas City, United States, in 1947; or in Toulouse, France, in 2001. An independent estimate by the International Monitoring System of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization based on infrasonic data obtained an explosive yield equivalent to 0.5–1.1 kt of TNT, making it the sixth-largest accidental artificial non-nuclear explosion in human history. Aouad et al ...
Aug 11, 2020 · The explosion's shockwave blew out windows at Beirut International Airport's passenger terminal, about 9km (5 miles) away from the port. The blast was also heard as far away as Cyprus, about 200km ...
Aug 7, 2020 · The explosion at a portside warehouse in Beirut sent devastating shockwaves across the Lebanese capital, decimating seafront buildings and causing widespread destruction. At least 137 people died ...
Aug 4, 2020 · The explosion: It took place at 6:07 p.m. local time Tuesday near Beirut’s port and central district, close to many highly-populated areas and tourist sites. The explosion tore through the city ...
Sep 9, 2020 · A system of corruption and bribes let the perfect bomb sit for years. How a Massive Bomb Came Together in Beirut’s Port By Ben Hubbard, Maria Abi-Habib, Mona El-Naggar, Allison McCann, Anjali ...
Aug 4, 2020 · A huge blast in Beirut has killed at least 70 people, Lebanon's health minister says. More than 3,000 others have been injured. The cause of the explosion in the city's port area is not yet known ...
Aug 4, 2020 · The moment a huge explosion rocked Beirut has been captured from many angles. A large blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has killed at least 70 people and injured more than 4,000 others, the ...
Aug 4, 2020 · Mapping the Damage From the Beirut Explosion. By Anjali Singhvi , Scott Reinhard, Allison McCann , Lauren Leatherby and Blacki Migliozzi Aug. 4, 2020. Explosions erupted in Lebanon’s capital on ...
Aug 5, 2020 · The Lebanese government has announced a two-week state of emergency in Beirut. The cabinet has also asked security forces to ensure that no-one tampers with the scene of Tuesday's huge explosion ...
Aug 4, 2020 · BEIRUT — A "colossal" explosion that rocked the port area of Lebanon's capital Tuesday, killing dozens of people and injuring thousands more, happened at a warehouse where tons of ammonium ...
Aug 5, 2020 · The massive explosion in Beirut’s port on Tuesday shattered windows more than a mile away and sent a plume of smoke and debris soaring above the city’s tallest buildings. It was so intense ...
Aug 5, 2020 · Updated 7:02 AM ET, Thu August 6, 2020. (CNN) A massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday evening, leaving at least 135 dead and thousands injured. The blast has been ...
Aug 5, 2020 · Video footage of that explosion resembles that from Beirut, says Babrauskas. “Beirut is the same thing, just done bigger.” Why was such a large quantity of ammonium nitrate stored at the port?
Aug 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 at ...
Aug 7, 2020 · First published on Tue 4 Aug 2020 20.51 EDT. On Tuesday evening in Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut, two huge explosions in its port sent an enormous blast wave across the city, killing at least ...
Aug 3, 2021 · The explosion affected 163 public and private schools and rendered half of Beirut’s healthcare centers nonfunctional, and it impacted 56 percent of the private businesses in Beirut.
Aug 6, 2020 · The blast: The explosion took place at 6:07 p.m. local time Tuesday near Beirut’s port and central district, close to many highly-populated areas and tourist sites. The blast was even felt in ...
Aug 5, 2020 · 23:35 GMT – Death toll rises to 78 following massive Beirut explosion. The death toll from the massive blast at a port warehouses near central Beirut has risen to 78, with over 4,000 wounded.
Aug 5, 2020 · USA TODAY. 0:00. 0:59. Residents of Beirut are surveying the damage Wednesday after a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, killing at least 135 people, wounding thousands and causing ...
Aug 7, 2020 · Basic Chemistry. Editor’s Note (8/4/21): On August 4, 2020, the Lebanese capital Beirut experienced a massive explosion caused by more than 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate improperly stored ...
Aug 4, 2023 · Relatives of victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion comfort each other at about 6:07 p.m., when the deadly explosion occurred, as they mark the third anniversary of the massive blast, outside the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Hundreds of people marched in the Lebanese capital Friday to mark the 3rd anniversary of Beirut’s deadly port blast with some calling on the international community to help in the investigation. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
5 days ago · Annette Young talks to Lebanese journalist and author, Dalal Mawad, whose book 'All She Lost' focuses on the horrific explosion in Beirut four years ago, and its impact on women. They speak about ...
6 days ago · Since 2019, Lebanon has battled through political and economic turmoil, the COVID pandemic, and a deadly port explosion that killed at least 218 people, injured thousands, and caused massive ...
5 days ago · An old clip of the catastrophic explosion that devastated Lebanon's capital Beirut has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed a fire at a lithium battery plant in South ...
Jun 23, 2024 · Beirut, Lebanon - In 1963, 19-year-old Salim Daouk climbed 10 flights of stairs to check out the skeleton of a luxury apartment in a building he had heard a lot about. Smitten, he told his parents ...
Jun 23, 2024 · After The Telegraph reported that Hezbollah has been accumulating Iranian weapons at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport, the Israeli army said it would 'have no choice but to respond' if Hezbollah attacks civilians from the site. Haaretz. Jun 23, 2024. Get email notification for articles from Haaretz Follow. ... I really believe I'll die from the explosion, or I'll die from Israel bombing 'the goods,'" the source added. "If the airport is bombed, Lebanon is finished."
Jun 23, 2024 · The immediate aftermath of the devastating Aug. 2020 explosion at Beirut port ( Photo: AFP ) He called for a risk assessment at the airport due to fear of a repeat of the disaster that happened at ...
