Beirut Ammonium Nitrate Explosion: A Man-Made Disaster in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Beirut Ammonium Nitrate Explosion: A Man-Made Disaster in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published:2020-11-18 Issue: Volume: Page:1-5
ISSN:1935-7893
Container-title:Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
language:en
Short-container-title:Disaster med. public health prep.

Author:

El Sayed Mazen J.^ORCID

Abstract

Abstract The largest non-nuclear blast in modern history took place on August 4, 2020, at 6:07 PM in Beirut, Lebanon, after an estimated 2750 tons of unsafely stored ammonium nitrate exploded. The physical and social impacts of this catastrophic event coinciding with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic were massive. This article describes the national and international emergency responses to this event and highlights the impact of the explosion on the health care sector in Lebanon. Challenges noted during this response with recommendations for improving response to future disasters are also described.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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