Beirut Blast Caused Up to $4.6 Billion in Physical Damage: World Bank
The port of Beirut and surrounding neighbourhoods, devastated by the blast.
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The blast that devastated parts of Beirut this month caused between $3.8 billion and $4.6 billion in physical damage and the country will need international aid and private investment to recover, according to an initial assessment led by the World Bank.
More than 180 people were killed and thousands injured when a vast consignment of explosive material detonated at Beirut’s port on Aug. 4, ripping through central neighborhoods as ceilings collapsed and windows shattered.