[228] President Michel Aoun accepted the resignation of the government and the Prime Minister, and asked the government to stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new cabinet is formed. Une colonne rouge et gris-noir apparaît ensuite lorsque l'onde de choc se disperse[14],[15]. The French. [181][184], Lebanese judge Fadi Sawan,[185] who has been responsible for the investigation, summoned former Minister of Transportation and Public Works Ghazi Aridi, Labor Ministers Ghazi Zaiter, Youssef Fenianos and Michel Najjar, General Director of the Lebanese State Security Tony Saliba, Director General of Lebanon's Land and Maritime Transport division, Abdul-Hafeez Al-Qaisi, and General Director of General Security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim. Le 23 octobre 1983, une camionnette piégée explose contre le poste français « Drakkar » au sud de Beyrouth, causant la mort de 58 parachutiste français, et tuant plusieurs civils libanais. [35][36] Warehouse 12 was waterside and next to the grain silos; the warehouse stored the ammonium nitrate that had been confiscated from MV Rhosus, alongside a stash of fireworks. Le port comportait notamment des silos à grains, d'une capacité de 120 000 tonnes de céréales, qui ont été éventrés par l'explosion. ", Murky world of international shipping behind explosion in Beirut, "What caused the Beirut explosion? La scène de l'attentat à Beyrouth après l'explosion de la voiture piégée. Tous les responsables potentiels se rejettent la responsabilité de ne pas avoir évacué les 2 750 tonnes d'explosifs : En janvier 2021, la chaîne al-Jadeed diffuse une enquête du documentariste Firas Hatoum, qui établit un lien entre plusieurs sociétés écrans et impute l'achat et le transport du nitrate d'ammonium à trois hommes d'affaires syro-russes proches du régime de Bachar el-Assad : le magnat George Haswani et les frères Imad et Mudalal Khouri. Le président israélien Reuven Rivlin envoie un message de soutien en langue arabe : « Nous souhaitons sincèrement offrir notre aide en cette période difficile »[80]. She added that Safaru was a dormant company that had never conducted business. [65], Warehouses in the port were used to store explosives and chemicals including nitrates, common components of fertilizers and explosives. L'origine de l'accident est pour le moment inconnue mais le gouvernement pointe du doigt une cargaison de nitrate d’ammonium stockée "sans mesures de précaution" sur le port. Selon des spécialistes de l’université de Sheffield, cette explosion aurait eu 1⁄10 de la puissance de celle de la bombe atomique ayant détruit Hiroshima et compte « sans aucun doute parmi les plus grosses explosions non-nucléaires de l’histoire »[23]. De nombreux pays offrent leur soutien logistique et médical, parmi lesquels l'Algérie[83], l'Australie[84], la Belgique (B-FAST)[85], le Canada[86], Chypre[87], les États-Unis[88], la France[89],[90], la Grèce[91], la Hongrie, l'Iran[92], Israël[93], l'Italie[94], le Maroc[95], le Royaume-Uni[96], la Russie[97], la Suisse[98] et la Turquie[99]. Cela ressemble à une terrible attaque ». Le lendemain de la catastrophe, le gouverneur de Beyrouth, Marwan Abbout, annonce que « près de la moitié de Beyrouth est détruite ou endommagée »[64] et chiffre une première estimation des dégâts « entre trois et cinq milliards de dollars »[65]. Explosion au Liban : Beyrouth "ville sinistrée", décrète le Conseil supérieur de Défense 05/08/2020 Le Liban, petit pays du Moyen-Orient marqué par les drames [72][73] A former port worker said that "[t]here were 30 to 40 nylon bags of fireworks inside warehouse 12" that he had personally seen. "[192], On 15 April 2021, six detained people were released, including two officers, although they were not allowed to travel out of Lebanon. [45][46][47][48] It rocked central Beirut and sent a red-orange cloud into the air, which was briefly surrounded by a white condensation cloud. [136] About 15,000 tonnes (14,800 long tons; 16,500 short tons) of grain were lost, leaving the country with less than a month's worth of grain in reserve. The economy of Lebanon was in a state of crisis before the explosions, with the government having defaulted on debt, the pound plunging, and a poverty rate that had risen past 50%. ", "Senegal to Move 3,000 Tons of Explosive Chemical From Port", "After Beirut, ports around the world searched for dangerous chemicals. Quatre jours après la terrible explosion qui a secoué le port de Beyrouth et détruit une partie de la capitale du Liban, le bilan des victimes reste provisoire et … All of it."[40]. Khalil was finance minister in 2014, 2016 and until 2020. D'autres sources évoquent le fait que des entrepôts dans le port stockaient des matières explosives et des produits chimiques, y compris des nitrates, des composants courants d'engrais et d'explosifs[27]. [224][225] On 10 August, the justice minister, Marie-Claude Najm, also resigned, followed by the resignation of the entire Lebanese cabinet. En cette journée de deuil national au Liban et en l'honneur de toutes celles et ceux qui ont été touchés par la terrible explosion survenue à #Beyrouth, la @MTL_Ville a mis ses drapeaux en berne. [55] A study of seismic signatures of the explosion by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources in Germany produced a yield estimate between 0.5 and 1.1 kt of TNT. George Haswani avait déjà été accusé de tenter de fournir du nitrate d'ammonium au régime syrien, composé notamment utilisé par le régime dans la fabrication des bombes barils[40],[41],[42]. Ils s'engagent à verser 252,7 millions d'euros et à ce que leur assistance soit « fournie directement à la population libanaise, avec le maximum d'efficacité et de transparence »[111]. [123][124] Lady Cochrane Sursock, philanthropist and matriarch of the Sursock family, died on 31 August from injuries sustained from the blast. Durant le mois de juillet, la livre libanaise perd 60 % de sa valeur, tandis que 45 % de la population vit sous le seuil de pauvreté et 35 % de la population active est au chômage[4],[5]. Their study found that a best estimate and upper bound prediction of the yield of the explosion are 0.5 and 1.12 kt of TNT, respectively. Celui-ci déclare également que « les salles de soins intensifs de l'hôpital universitaire Rafik-Hariri sont maintenant pleines et, si la situation reste la même dans les prochains jours, l'hôpital ne pourra pas accueillir les cas nécessitant des soins intensifs »[3]. [169] CMA CGM's offices, located a few hundred meters away from the site of the explosion, were severely damaged. Why would I worry? [142] The hospital's director of intensive care, Dr. Joseph Haddad, was quoted as saying: "There is no St. George Hospital any more. The Lebanese government declared a two-week state of emergency in response to the disaster. 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at least 10 killed", "Why Israel Is Probably Not Responsible For The Beirut Explosion", "Israeli involvement in massive Beirut port blast ruled out by both sides", "US accuses Hezbollah of stockpiling weapons and ammonium nitrate across Europe", "Tel Aviv Shows Solidarity With Lebanon, Drawing Right-wing Ire", "Having lived in Lebanon, I am shocked at this explosion tragedy in a nation I came to love", "Beirut explosion: Burj Khalifa and Giza Pyramids light up in solidarity with the victims", "تعبيراً عن تضامنها.. علم لبنان يضيء معالم السعودية والإمارات", "Kuwait sends 36 tonnes of medical aid to Beirut after horrific explosion", "L.A. City Hall Lit Up With Lebanese Flag to Show Support Over Beirut Blast", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, "In a show of solidarity, Palestine Broadcasting Corporation building in Ramallah lit with the Lebanese flag", "Sydney Opera House lights up with Lebanese cedar in solidarity with Beirut", "Lebanon's flag projected on Azadi Tower as sign of solidarity", "Parliament, City Hall Buildings in Yerevan Lit Up in Solidarity with Lebanon", "Eiffel Tower in Paris goes dark in show of solidarity with Beirut after massive explosion", "الجامعة العربية تنكس علمها حدادا على ضحايا انفجار بيروت", "Beirut explosion: Where else is ammonium nitrate being stored? Elle dévaste toute la zone portuaire, plusieurs navires mouillant à quai ou se trouvant au large ainsi que le centre même de Beyrouth. [39] Nazar Najarian, the secretary-general of the Kataeb Party, died after suffering severe head injuries. L’explosion a eu lieu, suivie quelques secondes plus tard d’un souffle très puissant, qui a plaqué des gens au sol, a-t-il décrit. [24][25], Grechushkin went bankrupt,[a] and after the charterers lost interest in the cargo, he abandoned the ship. [158][167] The livestock carrier Jouri and the cargo ships Mero Star and Raouf H were also close to the blast and suffered serious damage; AIS from these ships stopped broadcasting at the time of the explosion. In an interview with Reuters at his home in Damascus, Haswani said that he had resorted to the Cypriot company Interstatus to register his company, which is the same agent that registered the Savaru company, and that the agent company had moved the registration site of the two companies to the same address on the same day. Des témoins déclarent que des maisons situées jusqu'à dix kilomètres de distance ont été endommagées par l'explosion[52]. Le Hezbollah dément toute responsabilité dans le drame[72]. [75] A port worker said Warehouse 12 was "not in regular use", and that "those in charge only used to open the warehouse to stack inside it materials confiscated upon judicial orders or perilous products", though he had not seen this to include any armaments. Le président du Conseil des ministres du Liban, Hassan Diab, déclare : « C'est inacceptable que 2 750 tonnes de nitrate d'ammonium soient entreposées pendant six ans sans mesures de sécurité »[36]. [38][39] On arrival the fire crew reported there was "something wrong" as the fire was huge and produced "a crazy sound". He told Reuters he did not know anything about a company linked to the process of buying a shipment of chemicals that exploded. En raison de l'ampleur des dégâts dans la ville de Beyrouth, 250 000 à 300 000 personnes se retrouvent sans logement[67]. La zone industrialo-portuaire du port de Beyrouth est vitale pour le Liban. Ils n'ont pas été suivis par la justice concernant l'évacuation, mais l'autorité portuaire a accepté de faire les réparations ; La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 12 mars 2021 à 08:52. Ces flashs lumineux, très courts, sont décrits comme semblables à des feux d'artifice mis en route[12]. The blast was also felt across Turkey, Syria, Israel, the West Bank and parts of Europe, and was heard in Cyprus, more than 240 km (150 mi) away. Le paquebot de croisière Orient Queen II, qui se trouvait à quai, est très sérieusement endommagé et plusieurs membres d'équipage sont blessés[61]. artificial non-nuclear explosions in history. [3] The morning before the explosion, the head of the Rafik Hariri University Hospital, which served as the main coronavirus medical facility in Lebanon, warned that it was approaching full capacity. Nos confrères de la chaîne Future News étaient en direct au moment de l'explosion, leur studio se trouve à seulement 200 mètres de l'attaque. [198], Health Minister Hamad Hasan requested that international aid be sent to Lebanon;[6] a number of countries sent in food, medical supplies, field hospitals, medical workers, and rescue teams. Il est possible de remarquer de multiples petites détonations à l'intérieur même de la base de la colonne de fumée, provenant d'un bâtiment. [121], All ten members of Platoon 5 died at the scene of the blast. [17] On 21 November 2013, the ship made port in Beirut. Deux fortes explosions ont secoué Beyrouth (Liban) ce mardi 4 août en fin d'après-midi. Around 17:55 local time (14:55 UTC), a team of nine firefighters and one paramedic, known as Platoon 5, was dispatched to fight the fire. Lokman Slim a ouvertement accusé le Hezbollah et le régime de Damas, avec la complicité de la Russie, d’être responsables de la double explosion, peu de temps avant d'être assassiné[43]. Beyrouth secouée par une énorme explosion. Haswani said that he was not contacted by any investigators from Lebanon or any other country regarding the explosion, and that he will soon work to file a legal case in Paris against media reports linking him to the explosion. Le lendemain de la catastrophe, la France envoie un détachement de 55 sapeurs-sauveteurs de la Sécurité civile et 21 tonnes de matériel, dont six de matériel sanitaire[102].