China News Service, August 30. According to Reuters, on August 30, local time, the Lebanese caretaker government issued a report stating that the death toll in the Beirut port bombing in August had risen to 190 and more than 6,500 were injured. 3 People are missing.
According to reports, a report issued by the chairman of the Lebanese Council of Ministers on the 30th showed that 300,000 people were made homeless by the Beirut port explosion and the loss was as high as 15 billion US dollars. In addition, 50,000 houses, 9 large hospitals and 178 schools were damaged.
On August 16, 2020, local time, in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, an excavator carried out demolition work at the explosion site in Beirut Port.
On August 4, local time, a violent explosion occurred in the port area of Beirut, Lebanon, causing thousands of casualties and making 300,000 people homeless. After the explosion, large-scale demonstrations in Beirut continued to protest against the explosion and corruption of the authorities.
On August 10, Lebanese Prime Minister Diab announced the collective resignation of the government in response to popular calls. Lebanese President Aoun accepted his resignation, but asked the government to stay temporarily.
According to a report by Agence France-Presse, on August 28, local time, the Lebanese President’s Office stated that Lebanon will start consultations with the parliamentary group on the new prime minister’s candidates starting next Monday (August 31).