UN to allocate $9 million to Lebanon (full text)

UN to allocate $9 million to Lebanon (full text) This crisis requires support from all parties

On the 6th local time, UN officials said that the United Nations will allocate emergency funds to Lebanon, and said that responding to the crisis after the Beirut explosion requires the support of all parties to overcome the devastating impact of the crisis on the Lebanese people and country. UN Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Andrei Rochdi, said that US$9 million will be allocated from the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund to meet the country's current urgent humanitarian needs. Many health organizations have begun procuring medical equipment and supplies to support Lebanon.

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Lebanese Prime Minister: More than 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse for six years exploded

At around 6 pm local time on August 4, a huge explosion occurred in the port area of ​​Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The explosion occurred twice in succession, causing damage to many houses, shattering glass, and red smoke rising in the sky. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, the explosion has so far killed at least 78 people and injured more than 4,000 people. The Lebanese Prime Minister declared the 5th a national day of mourning. The CCTV rushed to the explosion site to report the incident as soon as possible.

Foreign media reported that UN peacekeepers and German embassy staff were injured in the explosion. Lebanon's Supreme Defense Council declared a state of emergency in Beirut.

Lebanon's security chief Abbas Ibrahim said flammable chemicals were stored in the port warehouse. The Lebanese Prime Minister confirmed that more than 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded. He stressed that it was unacceptable that more than 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate had been kept in a warehouse for six years without any preventive measures.