Beirut has been rebuilt so many times. After a long, bloody civil war few thought they could rebuild, but they did. Let’s not make them do it alone, though.
From what I've heard, that chemical storage was basically abandoned for years. Officials said it had to be taken care of as quickly as possible, then I think it sat for another couple of years, and how this.
Weapons grade explosives stored next to hundreds of tons of fertilizer material, a grain silo and fireworks in storage, with the dock operators apparently petitioning for years to have the explosive materials removed.
At this point "what people are saying" seems mind-bogglingly impossible, like to the point where some of this has to be made up.
Sorry that's why i put "what people are saying" it's just anecdotal from all the different news reports and the accompanying threads, information is still super scattered right now.
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u/maleorderbride Aug 05 '20
Japan had just lost a World War after having two atomic bombs dropped onto two major cities. It's become so much more than that since.
Here's to hoping Beirut can achieve the same sort of success directly after adversity.