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ON AUGUST 4, 2020, residents of the Lebanese capital witnessed and many fell victim to a real tragedy - a massive explosion of 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate in a warehouse at the Port of Beirut. The explosion left more than 200 people dead, about 6,500 injured, and at least 300,000 homeless, as well as damaged the homes of countless thousands of people. The blast, equivalent to 1.5 kilotons of TNT, almost completely destroyed about 77,000 buildings. It was measured as a 4.5 magnitude earthquake, with the shockwave traveling as far as Nicosia, 251 kilometers away.
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