Another large section of the silos in the Beirut Port collapse, after withstanding the 2020 explosion.
abc.net.au/news/beirut-lebanon-port-grain-silos-collapse/101363336The remaining ruins of the smouldering Beirut Port silos' northern block have collapsed into a cloud of dust.Last month, a fire broke out in the silos, caused by fermenting grain
, effectively shielding the western part of Beirut from the blast that killed over 200 people, injured more than 6,000 and badly damaged entire neighbourhoods.Last April, the Lebanese government decided to demolish the silos, but suspended the decision after protests from families of the blast's victims and survivors.
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