Beirut blast: survivors still haunted by events one year later
By AFP
04 August 2021 |
3:16 pm
The August 4 blast that thundered through Beirut levelled entire neighbourhoods, killed more than 200 people, wounded 6,500 others and pummelled the lives of survivors. A year later, AFP caught up with some survivors who spoke about the lasting trauma left behind by the explosion.
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