Beirut silo collapses on deadly blast anniversary

Описание: (4 Aug 2022)
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Beirut, Lebanon - 4 August 2022
1. North block of silo collapses
HEADLINE: Silo collapses in Beirut Port
2. Wide of port district, dust rising from silo
ANNOTATION: A large section of Beirut's giant port grain silos, shredded by a massive explosion two years ago, collapsed Thursday.
3. Silos with collapsed silo
ANNOTATION: The northern block of the silos consisting of four towers has been slowly tilting for days
ANNOTATION: The silos shielded Beirut's western neighbourhoods when a mega blast occurred on Aug. 4, 2020 killing nearly 220 people.
4. Wide of port and collapsed silo
ANNOTATION: Authorities evacuated parts of the port earlier this week as a precautionary measure and there was no indication that anyone was hurt.
5. Close collapsed silo
ANNOTATION: Many in Lebanon have been demanding that the silos be kept for future generations.
STORYLINE:
A large section of Beirut's giant port grain silos, shredded by a massive explosion two years ago, collapsed on Thursday as hundreds marched in Beirut to mark the second anniversary of the blast that killed over two hundred people.
The northern block of the silos consisting of four towers has been slowly tilting for days and collapsed causing a huge cloud of dust that covered the structure that shielded Beirut's western neighbourhoods when the blast occurred on Aug. 4, 2020 killing nearly 220 people, wounding over 6,000 and causing damage worth billions of dollars.
The collapse occurred an hour before hundreds of people were to gather outside the facility to mark the 2nd anniversary of the blast.
Authorities evacuated parts of the port earlier this week as a precautionary measure and there was no indication that anyone was hurt.
The 50 year-old, 48 meter (157 feet) tall silos had withstood the force of the explosion two years ago that destroyed much of the port.
Many in Lebanon, including families of the victims, have been demanding that the silos be kept for future generations to witness the result of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history caused by widespread corruption and mismanagement in the small Mediterranean nation.
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