Charbel was a firefighter who was killed with his fellow firefighters in the Beirut port explosion. He was supposed to be off duty on August 4, but as fate had it, he exchanged shifts with another teammate. As soon as they received the call about a fire at the port, he ran to help, but […]
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Claudia was an electrical engineer and worked at Electricité du Liban, in the vicinity of the port of Beirut. On August 4, she was still at the office preparing for an important meeting the next day. Unfortunately, a huge explosion rocked the city and hell broke loose at the company. Claudia’s husband tried to reach
Claudette lived in Medawwar and she was an active humanitarian. On August 4, 2020, she prepared food and sent it to the needy, and while she rested, warehouse number 12 at the port of Beirut exploded and the city was like it was hit by an earthquake. Claudette’s relatives couldn’t locate her until the next
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“Come save me” were the last words Christelle said to her father on that fateful evening. She had come back to Lebanon to be with her parents. On August 4, 2020, at the time of the explosion, Christelle was home in Gemmayze when she fell to the ground. Before she passed out she called her
Chawki Elias Merheb owned a gas station and raised his children as country-loving patriots who would never leave their country. He used to tell them that he established a business to stay here and never have to leave. During the explosion, he was at the station’s office and sustained extreme injuries. He was evacuated to
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Diana never thought that her decision to settle in Lebanon would end in her death in one of the biggest explosions in the world, On August 4, 2020, she was watching the fire through the window when the explosion happened and her hand was injured by shards of glass. Despite the medical care she received
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On August 4, 2020, Diana had spent a good day at the beach with her children. On her way back home a protest was blocking the road in Adlieh area, and thus, she changed her route and took the Saifi road instead. As the explosion sent shock waves through the city, rubble from buildings fell
Cyril, an economy and finance graduate and a huge fan of the French football team “Olympique de Marseilles”, was still at the office when the explosion hit Beirut on August 4, 2020. He sustained extreme injuries, and although he was evacuated to the hospital, he passed away from a brain bleed.
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On August 4, 2020, Elias had cut his honeymoon short to join his duty station as he received a call from his superior to attend a meeting with Beirut Governor. He did not go home after the meeting, but went with his colleagues to put out a fire at the port of Beirut. As soon
