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. watch video
Rita El-Hajjar, Lebanese, was born in 1975 with a physical disability and moves using a wheelchair. On August 4, 2020, she was home and she was traumatized by the explosion; her condition went untreated. Rita is a person with disability who lives on her own as both her parents are dead. She has no income,
Takla Radi, Lebanese, born in 1970, was in her home in Karantina at the time of the explosion on August 4, 2020. She sustained a blow to the head and lost hearing in one of her ears. She hasn’t been treated or supported by any party or institution. watch video
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. watch video
Antoine Massaad, Lebanese, born in 1951, was home on Mdawwar area on August 4, 2020. He sustained sever leg injuries that challenged his walking abilities; he can’t walk long distances and uses a wheelchair instead. He also suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure, and hearing difficulties. watch video
Akid Mohamed Racho is a Syrian young man born in 1995. He suffers from a mental disability that affects his relationships with other people. At the time of the explosion, he fell of his balcony, and shards of glass hit his head, worsening his already difficult situation. His sister Heaven says he was undergoing treatment,
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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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
Assinate Hussein Fawaz is a young Lebanese girl born in 2013. Assinate suffers from muscle atrophy and uses a wheelchair. However, her condition worsened after she fell to the ground at the time of the explosion on August 4, 2020.
