Alexander would have never thought that the import and export office he worked from in the port of Beirut would be completely destroyed and reduced to rubble at 6:07 PM, on August 4, 2020. Fortunately for him, he left work earlier than usual on that day because of a diagnosed case of Covid-19 at the […]
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Abdul Rahman Bachnati, a long-time civil defense volunteer, greatly suffered from the aftermath of the August 4 explosion, until he lost his life, two years later. Abdul Rahman was born in the Basta Al-Tahta neighborhood of Beirut in 1976 to a modest family of five children. Due to his family’s difficult financial conditions, he could
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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
Elie Boulos was born in Zgharta on May 15, 1991, with a physical disability. He suffered throughout his young life as he was abandoned by his father and sister who left him confined to his house in Achrafiye, according to Thérèse Dominique, a friend of the family for the last 13 years. Thérèse who takes
Sami’s life was never easy, and the 4th of August worsened and further weakened his health condition. Sami was born in Baabda on December 1, 1932, he is married with five children. Although he suffered from a congenital disability (the short leg syndrome -one of his legs was shorter than the other) he still worked
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. watch video
