Austria to allocate € 1 million in aid to Lebanon due to explosion in Beirut

This was reported by the Austrian Foreign Ministry.

"To mitigate an acute emergency in the Lebanese capital of Beirut due to a devastating explosion, the federal government is allocating € 1 million from a foreign disaster management fund," they said.

Earlier it became known that Interpol was sending experts to Beirut, where a powerful explosion took place.

On August 4, a powerful explosion occurred in the port area in the capital of Lebanon. More than 150 people died, about 5 thousand were injured.

The Lebanese Supreme Defense Council has declared Beirut a disaster zone.