Beirut still laying in ruins six months after huge blast wrecked the city
Six months post-blast Beirut, the city once known as the Paris of the Middle East, remains in tatters. Large parts of the historic Middle Eastern capital were destroyed on August 4 when 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in the port. The explosion, which was felt 264km away in Cyprus, left 204 people dead, over 6,500 … Read more