{"id":5374,"date":"2020-08-06T10:27:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T02:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5374"},"modified":"2020-08-06T10:27:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T02:27:22","slug":"beirut-blasts-death-toll-rise-to-135-state-of-emergency-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5374","title":{"rendered":"Beirut blasts death toll rise to 135, state of emergency announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BEIRUT, Aug. 6\u00a0\u00a0— The Lebanese cabinet announced on Wednesday a state of emergency in Beirut for two weeks, while the death toll from the deadly blasts at the Beirut port has climbed to 135, reported Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two huge explosions rocked Port of Beirut on Tuesday at around 6.10 pm local time (1610 GMT), shaking buildings all over Lebanon’s capital while causing heavy damage in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced that so far the explosions have left 135 people dead and 5,000 others injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The state of emergency will be under the supervision of the Lebanese army who will maintain security in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Primary information reveals that ammonium nitrate stored since 2014 in warehouse No. 12 at Port of Beirut may have caused the explosions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cabinet decided to put under arrest port officials who were aware and involved in the storage of the 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate at the Port of Beirut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cabinet also urged the Public Works Ministry to secure import and export activities through Lebanon’s Port of Tripoli, given the destruction inflicted by the accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The High Relief Commission will work on opening schools and hotels for people who lost their houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigations into the disaster are ongoing and the Higher Defense Council promised to reveal some results from investigations within five days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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