Alexander Manesliane, Lebanese born in 1992, used to work in an import-export office at the port of Beirut. On August 4, 2020, he came back home from work and decided to sleep. He was awakened by an explosive sound, which caused him to lose hearing in his left ear. Doctors predicted a six-month period for […]
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Abdul Rahman Bachnati, Lebanese born in 1976, is a civil defense volunteer. On August 4, 2020, he left his coffee cart and joined his teammates at the fire department as soon as he heard about a fire erupting in the port of Beirut. However, the intensity of the blast pushed a wooden cabinet on his
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Dani Salameh, Lebanese, born in 1986, is a sound engineer. He was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2015, and his health condition deteriorated after the August 4 explosion that pushed him from one side of his home’s balcony to the other. Today he uses a walker as well as a wheelchair to move around. Lately,
Charbel Mandas is a Lebanese 12-year-old who suffers from genetic osteoporosis, just like his father and grandfather. On August 4, 2020, Charbel was home in Sin El-Fil and he was injured by the explosion; he broke his shoulder and hip, but his family could not afford treatment costs and he was treated at home by
Farid Basila is a Lebanese accountant born in 1960. While in Saifi area on the afternoon of August 4, 2020, an explosion rocked the city of Beirut, and Farid injured his neck, which caused him a cervical disc and a partial visual impairment. He needs to undergo a 4 to 6 thousand US dollars surgery;
Elie Boulos was born in 1991, and he suffered from cerebral palsy. After the explosion, his mental state worsened, and although he could barely communicate with others beforehand, his physical and emotional condition further deteriorated and he started exhibiting extreme crying and screaming episodes, and he feared loud sounds.
Sami Sleem, Lebanese, was born in 1942. Although he suffered from a congenital disability (the short leg syndrome -one of his legs was shorter than the other) he still worked to support his family. Throughout his life, Sami underwent multiple surgeries to correct his disability but things did not work out. On August 4, 2020,
Hicham Sabat, Lebanese born in 1969, was severely injured in the August 4 blast while working in a beauty salon in Achrafiye. Hicham’s lower back was fractured impeding his movement, and causing a permanent disability due to the lack of treatment. Hicham only takes painkillers to relieve the pain.
