Alive Ashes

Randa worked as a nurse at Karantina Governmental Hospital. On August 4, 2020, she was still on duty when the
Rashed traveled to Lebanon to improve his family’s living conditions, and he was very happy he found a job as
Rassil joined his brother Sadek in Lebanon and worked with him at a gas station close to the port of
Rawan was a young girl full of life and dreams, she had a passion for photography and movie directing, and
Rita loved to travel and she wanted to own a Ferrari; on August 4, 2020, she was home and she
Rita Ghattas, Lebanese born in 1974, is a mom of two daughters. On August 4, she was in her house
Rita El-Hajjar, Lebanese, was born in 1975 with a physical disability and moves using a wheelchair. On August 4, 2020,
Rita sold newspapers and worked as a valet at SGBL. On August 4, 2020, she suffered from torn tendons in
Rizol arrived in Lebanon in 2010 to support his family and worked with his cousin at a gas station in
In his youth, Robert joined the military to defend his home country, he fought in different wars through the years
Roland sustained a head injury on August 4, 2020, and doctors diagnosed him with a corneal rupture that caused total
Rony is a psychotherapist and a life coach. While in Gemmayze during the August 4 Beirut port explosion, he sustained
Rushdi traveled to Lebanon after he graduated from high school, and joined his older brother who worked in Beirut. On
Sabah fled the war in Syria and sought refuge in Lebanon; she lived with her daughter in Beirut. Ahead of
Saeed Cherfan, Lebanese born in 1958, sold handbags, and enjoyed fishing and selling fish to provide for his family. On
Sahar enlisted with the Beirut Fire Brigade as a nurse. On August 4, 2020, she switched shifts with one of
Salem was in Mar Mikhael on his motorcycle during the explosion on August 4, 2020. He sustained a head injury
On August 4, 2020, Salma was supposed to be in Kesserwan for the summer and not in their home in
Sami Sleem, Lebanese, was born in 1942. Although he suffered from a congenital disability (the short leg syndrome -one of
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On August 4, 2020, Sarkis was with his niece at home in Mar Mkhayel facing the port of Beirut. Despite
Sarkis Dakesian, Lebanese born in 1980, is packaging business owner. On August 4, 2020, From his shop in Mar Mikhael,
Chadi is a food products representative. He was in Achrafieh on August 4, 2020, and he was injured in the
On August 4, 2020, in her home, Shake sustained severe injuries in her back and knees. Her injury impacted her
Sima is a skincare specialist. She was in Mar Mikhael on August 4, 2020, and she broke her femur, which
Sister Sophia arrived in Lebanon twenty years earlier to follow in the footsteps of Saint Vincent de Paul. On August
Isaac, a Syrian native born in 1957, lives in Bourj Hammoud and works in a machine shop. On August 4,
Sonia was home on August 4, 2020, her windows shattered, and she sustained an eye injury impacting her vision, and
Souad Bared, a Lebanese housewife born in 1929, is in urgent need of help. She sustained multiple fractures in the
Suzanne is a shoe-shop owner. On August 4, 2020, she sustained a severe injury to her left eye, as she
Sylvana, born in 1959, is a schoolteacher. On August 4, 2020, she was home and she sustained severe injuries that
Takla Radi, Lebanese, born in 1970, was in her home in Karantina at the time of the explosion on August