2020 Beirut explosion - Wikipedia
On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the port in Beirut, Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$ 15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless.
Beirut port blast crater is 43 meters deep, Lebanese security …
Aug 9, 2020 · BEIRUT — The huge chemical explosion that hit Beirut’s port, devastating large parts of the Lebanese capital and claiming over 150 lives, left a 43-meter (141 foot) deep crater, a security...
Family returns to their Lebanese city to find a crater where their …
Dec 1, 2024 · BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — In eastern Lebanon’s city of Baalbek, the Jawhari family gathered around a gaping crater where their home once stood, tears streaming as they tried to make sense of the destruction.
Beirut explosion: What we know so far - BBC
Aug 11, 2020 · How big was the blast? The blast destroyed the immediate dockside area, creating a crater approximately 140m (460ft) wide, which flooded with seawater. The warehouse where the initial fire...
Beirut explosion: Shocking aerial images show crater and scale …
Aug 5, 2020 · New aerial footage and photos show a massive crater at the scene of the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, surrounded by flattened buildings and piles of twisted metal that may contain the bodies...
Just how big was the 2020 Beirut explosion? | Lawrence Livermore ...
On Aug. 4, 2020, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history pulverized a Beirut port and damaged more than half the city. The explosion resulted from the detonation of tons of ammonium nitrate, a combustible chemical compound commonly used in agriculture as a high-nitrate fertilizer, but which can also be used to manufacture explosives.
The Tragic Physics of the Deadly Explosion in Beirut - WIRED
Aug 6, 2020 · In 1917, an accidental detonation of 6 million pounds of hodgepodge high explosives in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia, left a swath of wreckage that, at least until Tuesday, was the largest...
Satellite images of Beirut explosion show massive crater at port
Aug 5, 2020 · The explosion killed dozens, injured thousands and blew out windows in buildings across Lebanon’s capital city. The blast created a huge mushroom cloud and shockwave that …
Lebanon’s capital city rocked by explosion | CNN - CNN …
Aug 4, 2020 · At least 137 people were killed and 5,000 wounded in a massive explosion that shook Beirut on Tuesday, according to Lebanon’s health minister. Hundreds have been reported missing, raising fears...
Assassination aftermath: Massive crater marks strike on Nasrallah
Sep 29, 2024 · In the aftermath of Hezbollah's Secratry-General Hassan Nasrallah's death, Lebanon's military issued a stern advisory on Sunday morning, urging citizens to refrain from "actions that might compromise civil peace."