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Added on the 04/08/2022 16:33:38 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Three years after Beirut’s massive port blast, attempts to prosecute those responsible are mired in political intrigue and many Lebanese have less faith than ever in their disintegrating state institutions.
Lebanese demonstrators break into applause as an ambulance siren rings out to mark the moment of the massive port explosion that ripped through the capital Beirut, on the second anniversary of the disaster. IMAGES
Relatives of Beirut port blast victims march towards the blast site, to mark two years since the massive dockside explosion ripped through the Lebanese capital. IMAGES
Images of the Beirut port on the morning of the one year anniversary of the deadly blast that rocked the Lebanese capital and levelled entire neighbourhoods, killed more than 200 people, wounded 6,500 others and pummelled the lives of survivors. IMAGES
Beirut, Feb 4 (EFE), (Camera: Nabil Mounzer).- Six months after the Beirut Port explosion, the Lebanese authorities began to figure out plans for the future of ground zero of the blast that left over 200 dead and 6,500 injured.The rebuilding of the port, where there is still a large hole caused by August 4 explosion and only one building erected, will cost between $425 and $520 million, according to the World Bank estimations.FOOTAGE OF BEIRUT'S PORT AREA.