Mohamed Al-Berjawi, Lebanese, born in 1985 with a foot disability, also suffers from heart problems. In 2017, he started responding to physical therapy and he was able to stand on his feet with the support of crutches. August 4 was just another regular day until everyone thought an earthquake hit Beirut. Mohamed tried to move […]
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Michel Zeitoun, Lebanese born in 1934, retired from Bardawil& Co. many years ago. On August 4, 2020. He was home in Gemmayze, and he sustained vision loss in his left eye. He also lost his wife Hayat Jerji, and his daughter Maria was injured in the Beirut explosion.
Hussein Sawan, a Lebanese port worker born in 1984. On August 4, 2020, while he was out fishing in the port area, the explosion happened, and as a result, his right index was amputated, and his under-eye bones fractured, which affected his vision and consequently his work.
Habib Semaan, Lebanese born in 1959, was in his bakery un Achrafiye on August 4, 2020. Shattering glass injured his leg, and as he did not receive proper treatment, he suffers from multiple leg strokes. He walks slowly and he can’t work long hours. His treatment is too expensive for him to afford.
Antoine was socially active and served in multiple positions throughout his life. He was the president of Rotary Club twice, the vice-president of Hammana municipality, and one of the founders of the “Club Touristique Hammana”. On August 4, 2020, he was visiting his nephew at Saint George University Hospital when the explosion happened. Shards of
Amin worked as a supervisor at CBTC company. As soon as he heard of the fire at the port of Beirut, he rushed to evacuate two of his friends who were caught up in the flames, but the warehouse exploded and he was killed instantly. His family spent the next week looking for him until
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Amer moved to Lebanon fleeing the difficult conditions in his home country. He worked onboard oil tanks at the port of Beirut. On August 4, 2020, he was working onboard the “AMADEO II” oil tank, when, at 6:07 PM, everything changed, and he disappeared. His body was found twenty days later at Rafic Hariri University
Ali moved from Zahle to Beirut for work, and he practiced fishing and hunting as hobbies. On August 4, 2020, he went fishing with his brother at the port of Beirut, but when the explosion happened, both brothers were separated, and Ali was listed as missing. Ten days later, his car was found in the
Ali was a daily worker for a stevedoring company at the port of Beirut. On August 4, 2020, as he finished his shift, he returned to work overtime on his manager’s request to help unload a grain shipment. grain shipment. Ali didn’t know he was going back to his death. His body was found under
Ali worked at a gas station in Mar Mikhael – Beirut. He spent his life away from his country to provide for his family. Ali sustained a head injury that killed him as a result of the blast on August 4, 2020. He was one of three Egyptian citizens killed in the Beirut explosion.
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