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One Big
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What is
it?
- On
August 4, 2020
a massive explosion in Beirut killed over
100 people, injured over 3000, and caused
extensive infrastructure damage to Lebanon’s
capital. The government claimed that an
accidental fire ignited a stockpile of fireworks
and ammonium nitrate.
- Beirut’s
Governor Marwan Abboud said 300,000
people had been made homeless and that the
collective losses could reach 10 to 15 billion
US dollars.
Why is it
important?
- This
explosion will likely make Lebanon’s existing
political, economic and humanitarian crises much
worse. Currently, Lebanon also hosts the highest
proportion of refugees per capita in the world
and has struggled to cope with the spillover
effects of regional conflicts in Syria and the
Palestinian territories.
- Lebanon
has also been combatting the COVID-19 pandemic
and this catastrophe will make it more difficult
to prevent the spread of the virus. Many have
been left without basic necessities.
What can you do?
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candidate.
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2020
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Thing: Support the People of Beirut
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