Further collapse of city’s grain silos, almost to the minute of blast, seen as symbol of failure to bring anyone to justice
For two years, Beirut’s crumbing grain silos had teetered over the ruins of the nearby port, a battered backdrop to a broken city that has barely stayed on its feet.that destroyed them and pulverised nearby neighbours, a huge slither of the silos collapsed, showcasing yet again the dysfunction of Lebanon and the failed quest to bring those responsible to justice.
Hailed at the time as a galvanising moment that could finally break a corrupt protectorate that had enriched Lebanon’s leaders at the expense of its citizens, the post-explosion era has instead served to reinforce the status quo. Beirut port was a microcosm of Lebanon’s failings, a place where civil war-era leaders all had a stake in various arms of its operations, and took large financial cuts under informal understandings.
Among a crowd gathered near the port, Alan Hobeika, 17, held a picture of his friend Elias Khoury, who died in the blast in his home not far away. He said he joined the commemorative march because “justice is still not achieved until now. I’m here to honour him so he doesn’t die in vain. We have to at least give him his rights so he can rest peacefully.”“It’s been two years and until now there’s nothing we can call accountability or justice.
“No one can solve this except the Lebanese themselves, said Hassan Yamout, a Beirut resident. “And none of them will because they’re all involved in one way or another.”
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