The full scope of the loss, however, has yet to unfold, as friends and family members continue frantic searches in morgues, hospitals and social media groups to locate missing loved ones.The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning.The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. The blast has claimed over 150 lives. “To all those who are responsible, from 30 years ago until now, you are all criminals.

People have rallied to support each other in finding their loved ones. Massive explosion rocks central Beirut. RIP Rawan. Tuesday's blast, which was felt more than 250km away on the island of Cyprus, was recorded by the sensors of the American Institute of Geophysics as having the power of a magnitude 3.3 earthquake.According to authorities, it was triggered by a fire in a port warehouse where a huge shipment of hazardous ammonium nitrate, a chemical that can be used as a fertiliser or as an explosive, had languished for years.The health ministry has published a list of 152 people confirmed as dead as a result of the Beirut explosion on Friday.

Left-right: Alexandra Najjar; Sahar Fares; Isaac Oehlers; Hedwig Waltmans-Molier; and Rawan Misto (Screengrabs/social media)Beirut explosion: Who were the victims of the catastrophic blast?Only England And Wales jurisdiction apply in all legal matters. The event was linked to about 2,750 tonnes (3,030 short tons; 2,710 long tons) of ammonium nitrate – equivalent to around 1.2 kilotons of TNT (5.0 TJ) – which had been confiscated by the Lebanese government from the abando… The second explosion was extremely powerful, and caused at least 171 deaths, 6,000 injuries, US$10–15 billion in property damage, and left an estimated 300,000 people homeless. She was a waitress at Cyrano, one of the nicest pubs in Mar Michael. An Instagram page called “Locating Victims Beirut” sprang up with photos of missing people, and radio presenters read the names of missing or wounded people throughout the night. Waltmans-Molier worked as a human resources partner in the ministry and was based both in the Hague and Beirut.“She was beloved by her colleagues and she will be very much missed. UNHCR; Posted 2 Sep 2020 Originally published 2 Sep 2020 Origin View original. In this drone picture, the destroyed silo sits in rubble and debris after an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Thousands more were injured, and both tolls are expected to rise as more of Among the victims were at least four Bangladeshi migrant workers, Bangladesh’s embassy in Beirut told Turkey’s At least two Filipinos died as well, killed in the homes where they were employed, Philippine Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Arriola A German diplomat working at the embassy in Beirut was in her apartment when the blast hit and died, “The catastrophe may have reduced Beirut to rubble, but our friendship with Lebanon has not been shaken,” Foreign Minister Heiko Maas French architect Jean-Marc Bonfils was another victim, French Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot “France and Lebanon are united in the grief of his death,” she wrote.Thousands of Syrian refugees live in Beirut, among the 1.5 million registered in Lebanon. According to tributes which have poured in on social media, Misto was working as a waitress in a restaurant close to the port when the explosion hit. "As  technicians working on the ground, we can say we have fading hopes of finding survivors. 'As  technicians working on the ground, we can say we have fading hopes of finding survivors'“Our worst fears have been confirmed, a member of our embassy in Beirut was killed in the aftermath of the explosion in her home... all employees at the foreign office are deeply saddened for their colleague,” the The search for victims continues, as scores of people have been recorded as missing. "Online, hundreds of people have been using the hashtag #AlexandraNajjar to pay their tributes to her.Rawan Misto, 20, was another of those confirmed dead by the health ministry. A week on from the disaster, Middle East Eye profiles some of those confirmed lost. Syrian refugees help raise funds for victims of Beirut explosion Format News and Press Release Source. However, people from Syria, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Australia, Pakistan and Egypt were also on the list.“We are heartbroken by the sudden tragic loss of our beautiful boy following the disaster in Beirut... we would like to express our condolences to everyone in Lebanon who is suffering from this devastating tragedy,” his family said in a statement.
Among the dead was also 55-year-old Hedwig Waltmans-Molier, the wife of the Netherlands ' ambassador to Lebanon, who died of injuries she sustained in the massive blast.

However, Beirut's governor, Marwan Abboud, Over 100 of the victims on the list compiled by the ministry were Lebanese. I want to send a message of unity to Lebanese people, so we can achieve change.


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