At least two remaining silos at Beirut's port collapse, as crowds gather at the site to mark two years to the day since the deadly explosion.
At least two remaining silos at Beirut's port have collapsed, as crowds gathered at the site to mark two years to the day since the deadly explosion which rocked Lebanon's capital.
The concrete silos cracked and fell, sending a cloud of smoke into the sky. People protesting the government's handling of the blast inquiry, covered their mouths in disbelief. The damaged grain silos had remained standing as a painful scar from the explosion which rocked the city in 2020, killing over 200 people and injuring more than 7000 others.The blast — which originated from the port — left 300,000 people homeless in the wake of it's destructive force.
The remnants of the massive silos began to crumble this week, with several collapsing on Sunday and officials saying more of the structures could collapse at any time. A fire had begun smouldering at the foot of the silos over the past few weeks, the result of summer heat igniting rotting and fermenting grain.
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