Families of the victims and activists say the Lebanese government is in an undue hurry to bring down a massive symbol of the 2020 Beirut port explosion and the negligence behind it.
BEIRUT Lebanon on Thursday ordered the demolishment of Beirut’s grain silos, at risk of collapse following a devastating 2020 port explosion, despite calls to preserve them as a memorial site.“We tasked the Council for Development and Reconstruction with supervising the demolition process,” Information Minister Ziad Makari said after a Cabinet meeting, without specifying a
Decision comes as silos face risk of collapse and despite calls to preserve them as a memorial site; 'Repairing them will cost a lot,' says Lebanese Information Minister Makari
BEIRUT: Lebanon on Thursday ordered the demolishment on Beirut’s grain silos, at risk of collapse following a devastating 2020 port explosion, despite calls to preserve them as a memorial site. “We tasked the Council for Development and Reconstruction with supervising the demolition process,” Information Minister Ziad Makari said after a cabinet meeting, without specifying a