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August 7th, 2020. Beirut, Lebanon. Mohamed sleeps in the Karantina district near Beirut’s port. The government declared a state of emergency for a couple of weeks, giving the army broad powers to prevent gatherings, censor media and arrest anyone deemed to be a security threat. Soldiers are deployed at key intersections around Beirut. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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August 7th, 2020. Beirut, Lebanon- A view from a collapse building window shows the scene of the explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut. On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the port of the city of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon exploded, causing almost 200 deaths, 6,000 injuries, US$10–15 billion in property damage, and leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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August 20th, 2020. Chouf, Lebanon. Relatives of Ghassan Hasrouti, who worked at the port’s grain silos right next to Hanger 12 mourn his loss in a church. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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September 10th, 2020. Beirut, Lebanon. A huge fire has erupted in the port of the Lebanese capital Beirut, one month after a massive explosion there killed more than 190 people. The blaze broke out in an oil and tire warehouse in the port's duty-free zone. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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September 11th, 2020. Beirut, Lebanon. A view shows a destroyed room of Sursock Palace, a 19th-century heritage landmark in Beirut. The Sursock palace, built-in 1860 in the heart of historical Beirut on a hill overlooking the now-obliterated port, is home to beautiful works of arts, Ottoman-era furniture, marble, and paintings from Italy — collected by three long-lasting generations of the Sursock family. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Beirut, Lebanon. August 17th, 2020. Relatives of firefighters killed during the explosion mourn them with a hero's funeral, starting from the firefighters' base. Nine firefighters and paramedic Sahar Fares were the first on the scene when a large fire was reported at Beirut's Warehouse 12 in Beirut. The team was unaware that almost 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate were inside the building. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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August 7th, 2020. Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanese tries to recover from rubles any value thing after the explosion. The early August blast, which killed almost 200 people and displaced hundreds of thousands from their homes, destroyed the grain silos storing most of the country’s wheat supplies and badly damaged the seaport through which 85% of its food imports arrive. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Beirut, Lebanon. August 12th, 2020. A group of Lebanese and Syrian are seen asking desperately or food and aids during the delivery of food and other items in Mar Mikhael. UN agencies have warned of a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon after Tuesday's devastating blast in Beirut. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Beirut, Lebanon. August 14th, 2020. A view shows the Grain Silo at the cero zone of the explosion in Beirut. The death toll from last week's massive explosion in Lebanon's capital has risen to nearly 200, with an estimated 6,000 people injured and at least 30 missings, according to the United Nations. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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August 6th, 2020. Beirut, Lebanon- People waiting for food and aid distribution in Martyr Square. UN is warning of Lebanon's humanitarian crisis. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Beirut, Lebanon. August 17th, 2020. Relatives of firefighters killed during the explosion mourn them with a hero's funeral, starting from the firefighters' base. Nine firefighters and paramedic Sahar Fares were the first on the scene when a large fire was reported at Beirut's Warehouse 12 in Beirut. The team was unaware that almost 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate were inside the building. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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December 11th, 2020. Dahieh, Beirut. - Portrait of Om Imad, mother of Imad at her home in Dahieh. Her son was one of the first responders to a fire alarm in Hangar 12 at the Beirut Port. He arrived just minutes before the 2nd explosion. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES-
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August 6th, 2020. Beirut, Lebanon-Beirut is trying to pull together to help in the clean up after the blast. Abandoned by the State after the explosion, Lebanese help each other Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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August 6th, 2020. Beirut, Lebanon- Lebanese citizens walk through a destroyed neighborhood in Lebanon's capital Beirut. Lebanon was already in a financial crisis before the explosion in Beirut and now experts are predicting devastating consequences. UN is warning of Lebanon humanitarian crisis Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Beirut, Lebanon. August 12th, 2020. Several hundred people marked a minute of silence on Tuesday to pay tribute to the victims of the deadly double explosion that devastated part of Beirut on August 4th. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Beirut, Lebanon. August 11th, 2020. Ronny is seen at his mother's house taking valuables things in Karantina. Lebanon was already suffering a major economic downturn before the explosion. The World Food Programme said the damage to Beirut's port would interrupt food supplies and push prices up. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Beirut, Lebanon. August 10th, 2020. Clashes resumed near Parliament for the third day in a row Monday as Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced the resignation of his government. Minutes before Diab's resignation, a large group of riot police supported by the military marched toward the protesters, dispersing them into Marytrs' square.Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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September 10th, 2020. Beirut, Lebanon. A large fire erupted in Beirut’s port on Thursday, sending up orange flames and a huge plume of black smoke that terrified residents still recovering from the horrific port explosion that devastated entire neighborhoods last month. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Beirut, Lebanon. August 8th, 2020. Saturday of revenge. The demonstrators erected mock gallows in what was dubbed "Judgment Day" protests, as grief gave way to anger after almost 200 people were killed and dozens more remain missing. Over 5,000 people have been injured. Diego Ibarra Sánchez
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Beirut, Lebanon. August 8th, 2020. Saturday of revenge. Tens of thousands of demonstrators poured into Beirut's Martyr's Square on Saturday afternoon calling for "revenge" against the ruling class of politicians widely held responsible for the explosion that lay waste to large swathes of Lebanon's capital. Diego Ibarra Sánchez
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Beirut, Lebanon. August 8th, 2020. Saturday of revenge. Lebanon is still scarred by civil war three decades ago and reeling from a financial crisis rooted in corruption and economic mismanagement when the explosion ripped through Beirut. Diego Ibarra Sánchez
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Beirut, Lebanon. August 15th, 2020. A group of Christians celebrates the Assumption Day with a vigil in front of the "ground zero".The Lebanese government has resigned amid growing public anger following a devastating explosion in Beirut on 4 August that killed almost 200 people and injured around 5,000 others. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Beirut, Lebanon. August 17th, 2020. Lebanese family takes a portrait in front of "The Grain Silo" in the new port. Lebanon is in mourning and surveying the damage to its capital, Beirut after a massive explosion ripped through the city’s port and surrounding areas on Tuesday. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for THE NEW YORK TIMES
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December 4th, 2020. Beirut, Lebanon. A Lebanese woman mourns a relative 4 months after the August 4th blast. The blast, which shook Lebanon to its core and caused massive destruction in the capital, came at a time when the country was reeling under a crippling economic crisis, amid a struggle against the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Diego Ibarra Sánchez
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NYT: Beirut Fallen
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Updated: 12/22/20
A cataclysmic blast in Beirut, Lebanon's capital, is poised to send an economy already deep in crisis hurtling toward a dangerous unknown
On the afternoon of 4 August 2020, two explosions occurred at the port of the city of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The second explosion was extremely powerful, and caused almost 200 deaths, 6,000 injuries, and US$10–15 billion in property damage, leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless
In the past year, a breakdown in the country's banking system and skyrocketing inflation had triggered mass protests. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the World Bank projected that 45% of people in Lebanon would be below the poverty line in 2020. Lebanese government declared a two-week state of emergency in response to the disaster. In its aftermath, protests erupted across Lebanon against the government for their failure to prevent the explosions, joining a larger series of protests which have been taking place in the country since 2019.
On 10 August 2020, Prime Minister Hassan Diab and the Lebanese cabinet resigned due to mounting political pressure that was exacerbated by the event.
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