On the other hand, there is serious negligence in the port warehouse. In addition to 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate, the warehouse also stores a large number of fireworks and firecrackers. Surveillance video shows that three workers left the warehouse on 4th 17, and an explosion occurred about an hour later.
It is reported that the Lebanese authorities have charged 25 people, including former customs Commissioner Shafiq, current customs Commissioner Dahir and the head of port security, and submitted the case to the judge on charges of storing firecrackers and ammonium nitrate. Three workers under surveillance have been arrested.
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The medical resources affected by the explosion are tight;
After the Beirut bombing on the 4th, the number of Lebanese infected with COVID-19 virus increased rapidly, which made the already scarce medical resources even more tense. Official website, the Ministry of Health of the caretaker government of Lebanon announced that as of 16, the total number of confirmed cases in COVID-19 of Lebanon was 888 1, an increase of 439 in the past 24 hours.
According to local media reports, Sharaf, head of Beirut Medical Association, said on June 16 that at least 2,000 doctors in Beirut were affected by the explosion in the port area on the 4th. Some of them were injured in the explosion and some clinics were damaged. Sharaf stressed that the explosion damaged four hospitals, and the repair cost of each hospital needs at least $6.5438+million.
In addition, because some hospitals were damaged in the explosion, many patients were transferred to Rafik Hariri University Hospital. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) on June 5th, 65438, about 90 beds in this hospital 128 have been occupied.
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