Joseph Al Ghafary
Joseph El-Ghafari, Lebanese, born in 1964, had his right leg amputated following the explosion at the port of Beirut. He still suffers from an untreated shoulder fracture, and he cannot afford the high treatment costs. watch video
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Minerva Nassour
Minerva Nassour is a Lebanese housewife born in 1957. On August 4, 2020, she was with her husband at Saint George Hospital when the explosion happened; she was severely injured and entered a coma for ten full days. She suffered from face deformation, and her shoulder fracture was fixed with hardware surgery. She is also
Mirna Habouch
Mirna Habbouch, Lebanese, born in 1984, was in the Karantina neighborhood at the time of the explosion on August 4, 2020. She lost vision in one eye, broke her hand, and sustained damage to her fingers. She underwent seven surgeries, but she still needs a cornea transplant and two other surgeries she postponed because of
Souad Bared
Souad Bared, a Lebanese housewife born in 1929, is in urgent need of help. She sustained multiple fractures in the port explosion, weakening her body and requiring intensive hospital care. Today, despite the fact that she can move around with the support of a walker, it is impossible for her to perform house chores like
Walid Nahas
Walid Nahas, a Lebanese painter born in 1937, he sustained an eye injury and lost his eyesight in the August 4 explosion in the port of Beirut while he was in front of his home in Noueiri in Beirut. He is currently unemployed, and he is undergoing long-term treatment. watch video
Muhieddine El-Khatib
Muhieddine El-Khatib was always aware of the risks that surrounded his job at the Port of Beirut, yet, he would religiously drive around in his car to enjoy the sunset and watch the pigeons flying in the seaside sky. August 4, 2020, stormed those peaceful moments and ruined the beautiful scenery he enjoyed on a
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Liza Chakerian
“It’s an earthquake!” Those were the exact words of Liza on August 4, 2020. She recalls: “August 4 was not another regular day. I woke up with a lingering uncomfortable feeling. I thought it was related to the death of my mother which greatly affected me.” Liza decided to visit her father to lighten up
Marie-Therese El Saddi
Marie-Therese was a secretary at a bank in Beirut for over thirty years. The fateful August 4, 2020, was just one year ahead of her retirement. Before that day, she was a peaceful and tranquil woman who always felt she was protected by God’s angels, especially since she was a good daughter taking care of
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Ibrahim Berjawi
“Leave everything behind and let’s leave the house, an earthquake is hitting Beirut.” With these words, Ibrahim recalls the horrific moments he lived with his brother Mohamed on August 4, 2020.A young man in his twenties, Ibrahim was born in Noueiri neighborhood of Beirut on January 1, 1997, the youngest of a family of three
Yolla El Helo
The Beirut blast changed the life of Yolla El-Helou who worked in real estate. It changed it forever.On August 4, 2020, she went back home in Achrafieh after a long tiring day when she noticed a fire at the port of Beirut. She rushed inside to watch the news, and as soon as she reached