Welders set off Beirut blast while securing explosives
We were 600 meters away from the blast walking peacefully in the popular Beirut street Mar Mikhael. The scale of the explosion was surreal [1]. I hugged my sister and thought it’s our last moment. We miraculously survived with only a few scratches. Ten days have passed and there’s not a single minute I don’t think of what happened and emulate different scenarios where I could’ve died.
I also work at the most affected hospital that became instantly non-operational and had to be evacuated with over 17 patients, staff, and visitors dead [2].<p>Please consider donating [3].<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;SkIYjNGiaoA" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;SkIYjNGiaoA</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;JIxuwE_WPXw" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;JIxuwE_WPXw</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.stgeorgehospital.org&#x2F;stgeorge-donation" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.stgeorgehospital.org&#x2F;stgeorge-donation</a>