“In Lebanon we have the world’s problems! An economic crisis, a political crisis, the Coronavirus pandemic. And as if this were not enough, the Beirut blast has come to put an end to us once and for all!”. Ritta Hanna was seriously injured on August 4 in the explosion in Beirut. She has a veryContinue reading “Ritta, Wounded during the August 4 Blast: “I still see the images of the explosion rolling past my eyes at any moment of the day””
Category Archives: Beirut Blast
Syrians Struggle to Pick up Pieces after Beirut Explosion
Refugees in Lebanon’s capital were already up against it. However, the massive explosion in August has made their tragedy even starker, writes Richard Spencer It was Lebanon’s worst disaster in a year of disasters. But the port explosion that damaged much of east Beirut in August has turned out to be an especially cruel blowContinue reading “Syrians Struggle to Pick up Pieces after Beirut Explosion”
Double Beirut Blast
Victims rely on NGOs to be able to return to their homes “When I saw the house renovated, I was so happy that I went into debt to buy new furniture. I will pay them on credit for the next six years,”says Jeanine Njeim, single and just over 40 years old. She lives with herContinue reading “Double Beirut Blast”
The Government of Canada matches $8 million in donations to respond to Beirut explosion
The fund will support Canada’s Humanitarian Coalition, bringing together leading humanitarian organizations, among which CARE International Today in Beirut, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. François-Philippe Champagne, announced that the Government of Canada will match, dollar for dollar, the full $8 million in donations made through the Lebanese Matching Fund as a result of theContinue reading “The Government of Canada matches $8 million in donations to respond to Beirut explosion”
«Nous reconstruirons Beyrouth, pierre par pierre. Nous garderons la tête haute, nous resterons debout contre vents et marées »
Farouk : «Nous viendrons à Beyrouth tous les jours. Nous aiderons avec le peu de moyens que nous avons. C’est la moindre des choses que nous pouvons faire ». Farouk Darwish, 52 ans, est un miraculé. Le mardi 4 août, à 18 heures, au moment de l’explosion il était dans un parking du centre-ville faisant face auContinue reading “«Nous reconstruirons Beyrouth, pierre par pierre. Nous garderons la tête haute, nous resterons debout contre vents et marées »”
Siham : « La vie s’est arrêtée durant cinq longues secondes »
«C’est ma troisième nuit à dormir dans la rue. Même dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi, juste après l’explosion, je suis revenue de l’hôpital, et je comme je n’avais plus de maison, j’ai pris une chaise en plastique et je me suis assoupie, assise sur la chaussée. Hier soir, des jeunes m’ont ramené unContinue reading “Siham : « La vie s’est arrêtée durant cinq longues secondes »”