new collapse in the silos of the port of Beirut, two years after the explosion

Part of the grain silos damaged by the explosion that destroyed the port of Beirut two years ago collapsed on Thursday August 4, according to AFP. At the same time, demonstrators went to the port for the second anniversary of the tragedy.

Local media said four towers collapsed after being detached from the structure already damaged by the blast of the devastating explosion on August 4, 2020. This is the second accident of its kind in four days, after the collapse of part of the silos on Sunday.

Hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate stored carelessly in a warehouse exploded. Result: more than 200 dead and 6,500 injured and neighborhoods completely devastated. It has been called one of the largest non-nuclear explosions ever recorded anywhere in the world. But two years later, we still do not know its exact causes or the identity of those responsible in a country where impunity very often reigns.