Latest footage from Beirut showing the aftermath of the explosion and damage to homes, businesses and hospitals.
Lebanon will continue to feel the aftershock of the explosion long after this week’s blast. Besides the loss of life and injury, people have lost their homes and businesses. The country was already in an extremely fragile state, after months of a spiraling economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic. This is a severe blow to people who are already struggling.
The International Committee of the Red Cross is actively responding to the aftermath of the explosion in Beirut and remains committed to supporting Lebanon during these difficult times.
For more information:
Rona Halabi, ICRC Lebanon spokesperson, rhalabi@icrc.org +961 70 153 928
Ewan Watson, ICRC, Geneva, ewatson@icrc.org +41792446470
or visit our website: www.icrc.org
To find out what the ICRC is doing to put an end to attacks on health workers and patients, go to
SHOTLIST
Locations: Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon / Quarantine Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon / Hopital des soeurs du rosaire, Beirut, Lebanon.
Length: 05:03
Format: HD, mp4, 390 MB
Camera: Canon EOS70D /18-135mm.
Filming date: 6-08-2020
On-screen credit: ICRC
Videography & Editing: Charbel Barakat
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00:00
Damaged Car, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
00:05
Workers Moving debris, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
00:10
Broken facades of Residential buildings, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
00:16
Injured surviving bird, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
00:22
Volunteers cleaning the streets, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
00:30
Close up of volunteers cleaning the streets, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
00:35
Damaged office and residential towers, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
00:43
Motorcycles and pedestrians passing by a damaged Car, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
00:53
Damaged old residential buildings, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
01:00
Volunteers offering first aid to an injured citizen, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
1:07
Beirut’s destroyed towering grain silos from across the highway, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
01:19
Volunteers working in one of the damaged apartments, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
01:23
View of the destroyed towering grain silos from a narrow alley, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
01:28
Destroyed building and towers, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
01:32
Civil Defense ambulance passing by the “Rosaire Hospital” main entrance, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
01:39
Damage inside “Hopital des soeurs du rosaire” with volunteers cleaning up the Emergency entrance, Gemayze Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
02:22
Damaged old residential buildings, Quarantine Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
02:32
Volunteers working in one of the damaged old residences (Imad Mikhail’s residence), Quarantine Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
02:38
Victim’s t-shirt with blood stains left in his destroyed house, Quarantine Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
02:44
ICRC COM team member documenting, Quarantine Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
02:49
Volunteers working in different damaged old residences to remove the debris, Quarantine Neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020.
LOGLIST
Soundbite_A: [Sister Clautilde Ajamian], Head nurse at “Hopital des soeurs du rosaire”, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020:
03:06
“We have 3 wounded people that have broken bones and we have a martyred nurse.”
03:13
“We have another nurse who is suffering from an internal brain bleeding and many other people have been injured”
03:20
“there is nothing left from the hospital, we are living in a complete catastrophe”
03:26
“Yearly, we have 7000 to 8000 patients that stay at the hospital. We also receive 13000 to 14000 patients in the emergency rooms.”
03:32
“There is nothing left, the doors, the beds and the ceiling are destroyed. We cannot receive one patient.”
03:43
“We cannot receive a patient, even if it is for treating a wound. As you can see, the hospital is no more.”
Soundbite_B: [Imad Mikhail, Beirut Port truck driver, Quarantine neighborhood resident, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020:
03:53
“I’ve been living in Beirut for 25 years in Quarantine neighborhood. I work at Beirut Port.”
04:00
“My colleagues called to me and said let’s escape before something happens.”
04:07
“There was a dark cloud and dust, and I laid down on the ground and got wounded.”
04:19
“I came and saw my house destroyed.”
04:23Youth volunteers came over to help by removing debris, and by providing food and water.
Soundbite_C: [Joe Patrick], Volunteer, Quarantine neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 8 August 2020:
04:32
“We are a group of friends. Some incident happened in our families; my cousin got hurt but thankfully she is still alive.”
04:45
“The house that we are trying to repair, is nothing compared to the other houses we aided. If you see how the families are living in their demolished houses, you ask yourself how is that possible?”
04:59
“As Lebanese, it is our duty to help each other.”
05:03
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