• The damaged port silos in Beirut, Lebanon. All photos: Getty images
    The damaged port silos in Beirut, Lebanon. All photos: Getty images
  • The August 4, 2020 blast left more than 215 dead and 6,000 injured.
    The August 4, 2020 blast left more than 215 dead and 6,000 injured.
  • The blast changed Beirut's skyline.
    The blast changed Beirut's skyline.
  • It's nearly two years since the 552 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded at the port.
    It's nearly two years since the 552 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded at the port.
  • On April 14, the Lebanese government approved plans to demolish the grain silos.
    On April 14, the Lebanese government approved plans to demolish the grain silos.
  • Victims’ families and architects oppose the project, saying the state was, once again, trying to erase one of the country’s many tragedies.
    Victims’ families and architects oppose the project, saying the state was, once again, trying to erase one of the country’s many tragedies.
  • A 2021 report by a Swiss firm found the silos might collapse soon and is tilting by two millimetres a day.
    A 2021 report by a Swiss firm found the silos might collapse soon and is tilting by two millimetres a day.

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Beirut port blast: damaged silos to be demolished - in pictures

The victims' families want the silos to serve as a memorial

The National

May 07, 2022

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Updated: May 07, 2022, 10:08 AM
Lebanon