The cloud is very troubling and there should be a call for a mass exodus of the city. There will have to be refugee camps set up to allow them to find a place to live for now. There will be a need for medical HOSPITALS.
The smoke has many characteristics, but, the environmental assessment of the area is needed IF the radiation level is acceptable for scientists going into the area. The doctors are going to need to know what they are looking at to adequately treat the people.
By Gahda Alsharif and Euan Wardl
Two large explosions (click here) rocked Beirut port Tuesday afternoon, killing at least 70 and injuring over 3,000, according to Lebanese authorities, with Lebanon's Prime Minister calling the incident a "catastrophe."
My first thought is Daesh. Hezbollah would not do this to their own people. Nasrallah would have ideas of what caused this disaster.
August 4, 2020
Cairo - Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry (click here) said on Tuesday that it is following with great concern the consequences of Beirut's port explosion, according to the state news agency.4
The statement also affirmed the kingdom's full support and solidarity with the Lebanese people.
The death toll from a massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday has risen to more than 50 killed and over 2,700 injured, Lebanon's health minister said in televised remarks.
August 28, 2017
By Rod Nordland
Beirut, Lebanon — Lebanon began transporting (click here) an estimated 400 armed Islamic State fighters and family members from its northern border to the militants’ stronghold in eastern Syria on Monday, according to official sources in Lebanon and Syria.
The militants were transferred as part of a deal between the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, and its Syrian and Lebanese enemies. Under the agreement, the bodies of eight people believed to be Lebanese soldiers were to be returned, while Islamic State militants were to receive 17 air-conditioned buses, 11 ambulances and a free pass through territory held by the Syrian government.
Hezbollah, the Shiite-dominated group whose militia was among the parties to the deal, announced through its War Media Center that the transfer of the Islamic State fighters had begun on Monday morning. First to go were 25 wounded fighters in ambulances, followed by busloads of fighters and others.
The Syrian state news agency, SANA, also confirmed, that the transfer of fighters was underway....
I have to agree simply the idea of storing such explosive material in the center of the city is ridiculous. I don't imagine the government was aware of this and I have to wonder if the CIA has any surveillance about this area and the city.
The black smoke could be as simple as tires or oil based products but can also include asbestos, aldehydes, acid gases, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, benzene, toluene, styrene, metals and dioxins. A lot of these chemicals are highly explosive and cause toxic air.
August 4, 2020
Cairo - A UNIFIL maritime task force ship (click here) that was docked in Beirut port was damaged and some UNIFIL naval peacekeepers were injured, some of them seriously, in a huge explosion in the Lebanese capital, the United Nations interim Force in Lebanon said in a statement on Tuesday.
“UNIFIL is transporting the injured peacekeepers to the nearest hospitals for medical treatment,” the statement said.
UNIFIL is currently assessing the situation, including the scale of the impact on UNIFIL personnel, and stands ready to provide assistance and support to the Lebanese government, the statement added.
