2020 Beirut explosions, Explosion site in Beirut, Lebanon
The 2020 Beirut explosion was a large explosion that occurred in the port of Beirut, resulting in at least 218 deaths, 6,000 injuries, and leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless.
The blast was linked to about 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that had been confiscated by the Lebanese government from the abandoned ship MV Rhosus and stored in the port without safety measures for six years.
The destruction caused by the explosion significantly impacted the culture-rich neighborhood of Gemmayze, causing great loss to Lebanon's cultural heritage.
Following the explosion, various nations pledged to provide humanitarian aid and support for Lebanon.
The explosion is considered to be one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history.
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