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Five years after Beirut port explosion justice and recovery remain elusive

The destroyed silos in the port of Beirut on 1 August 2025, five years after the colossal explosion of 4 August 2020. AFP - JOSEPH EID

Five years after the deadly explosion at Beirut’s port on 4 August 2020, many Lebanese are still struggling with loss, trauma and broken lives.

The blast, caused by hundreds of tonnes of badly stored ammonium nitrate, killed 235 people and injured more than 6,500. It tore through the capital, flattening homes, damaging businesses and gutting historic neighbourhoods.

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