On August 4, 2020, Minerva was home, and she called her children to tell them about a huge fire at the port of Beirut. Her son warned her about staying outside, but as soon as she entered the room, a huge explosion rocked the city, and she was pushed to the ground and trapped under […]
Marion was a great wife and mother with a successful career she was proud of. Two weeks before being appointed the Director of the Archeological Museum at the American University of Beirut, she died in the August 4 explosion while home with her husband.
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On August 4, 2020, Najat was at Saint George University Hospital, recovering from a hip fracture. Her family was informed that she would be discharged the next day. Unfortunately, she was injured in the explosion that heavily damaged the hospital. Her grandson transferred her to another hospital, but she passed away three days later.
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Nadia always helped the needy, she was a single mom of three after the death of her husband. On August 4, 2020, she was a hospital patient, and she was injured as a result of the blast. She was evacuated to another hospital and entered a 5-day coma, after which she passed away.
Nawal, or “Nounou” as she was known to her family, was at Saint George University Hospital’s intensive care unit due to an internal hemorrhage, and she was scheduled for an upcoming surgery. On August 4, 2020, the hospital was severely damaged as a result of the blast, and a lot of people, including “Nounou”, lost
Out of respect for the wishes of the victim’s families, these pages will remain bright, but we insist to keep their places for them, hoping that these pages will be filled by their stories one day.
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Perlita, like many other Filipinas, came to Lebanon to improve her family’s living conditions. On August 4, 2020, she was planning her late daughter’s birthday, as she had lost her a year earlier at 4 years old. She was injured in the blast and shards of glass hit her frail body and she died immediately.
Paulette, a cancer survivor, could not survive the injuries she sustained on August 4, 2020. She was home with her brother in Achrafieh, and she was hit by shards of glass as a result of the blast. Paulette died on her way to the hospital, and despite their house being rehabilitated, her brother Pierre still
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Randa worked as a nurse at Karantina Governmental Hospital. On August 4, 2020, she was still on duty when the explosion was heard, and she suffered from severe injuries that led to her death a year and a half later, during which she physically and emotionally suffered from the blast’s aftermath.
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Rawan was a young girl full of life and dreams, she had a passion for photography and movie directing, and she participated in a couple of music videos. Rawan also worked at a coffee shop in Mar Mkhayel; on August 4, 2020, she was on her shift when the explosion happened and she disappeared. She
