An explosion from 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse in Beirut’s port caused a devastation of apocalyptic proportions to the city Tuesday.
Over 100 lives were lost, thousands were injured.
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Many offices and homes, food silos were destroyed and about 250,000 people rendered homeless.
Beirut City governor Marwan Abboud estimated the costs of the destruction at between $3billion and $5 billion.
