Two strong explosions registered this Tuesday in the Beirut port area caused dozens of injuries, according to a security source and AFP correspondents.
The deflagrations, the origin of which was unknown at the moment, were heard in various sectors of the city and caused the breaking of glass in numerous buildings several kilometers around. A column of orange smoke could be seen from afar.
The port sector was cordoned off by the security forces, which only allowed the civil defense to pass, in the midst of a transfer of ambulances and fire trucks.
In the port neighborhood, damage and destruction were visible.
Local media released images of people trapped in the rubble, some covered in blood.
According to preliminary information in the local press, the explosion was the result of an incident in the port of Beirut.
"The buildings tremble," tweeted a city dweller who claimed that "all the windows in his apartment exploded."
According to AFP journalists, many wounded inhabitants were walking through the streets towards the hospitals.
In front of the Clémenceau medical center, dozens of wounded, including minors, covered in blood, were waiting to be treated, according to an AFP journalist.
Almost all the windows of the shops in the Hamra, Badaro and Hazmieh neighborhoods exploded, as did the car windows.
In the streets were abandoned vehicles with inflated airbags.
Lebanon is experiencing the worst economic crisis in decades, marked by an unprecedented currency depreciation, hyperinflation and massive layoffs that have fueled social unrest for several months.
29 сен 2024
