AGAINST THE BURST
Of the many terrible things that can threaten anyone’s life in this world, a massive explosion interrupts your cozy time and penetrates your window view, into your room. That is a different level!
It was on a cool Tuesday afternoon, when a massive blast ripped through central Beirut, killing dozens of people, injuring thousands and blowing out windows in buildings across the city. The warehouse explosion near the port is ranked fifth in the history of non-nuclear explosions in the whole world.
It caused a massive mushroom smoke cloud that covered the sky of the Lebanese capital, a lethal blast rocked buildings near the area to the ground.
Serving the whole world traumatizing scenes of chaos and destruction, the catastrophic event threw families on the streets, making widows, widowers, and orphans. Pictures of damaged buildings and dead bodies beneath the ashes are storming every social media for days.
In a country that has just survived the global pandemic and the mighty economic crisis, the death toll is climbing as more bodies are still getting pulled from the wreckage. Hospitals are getting overwhelmed and started turning away wounded people despite the serious amount of help and support coming from nearby countries. The damage continues spreading as it feeds on the mental frustration and panic that is haunting everyone in the city.
Whether it is a coincidence or not, this tragedy symbolizes to us how history and architecture can be deeply subliminal.
“From Lebanon to the whole world”. The statue of the first immigrant that held these words and stood tall against the explosion. This strange scene, appearing silent and solid after the blast, delivers a universal symbol of a proud, strong, and globally united Lebanese community. Being an immigrant didn’t make him leave the country behind during destruction and despair. He chose to hold his ground and stay there until it rises again.
#We’re_in_this_together isn’t just for pandemics :
The world mourns over the Beirut blast. Some Neighboring and friendly countries offered immediate help like Jordan, Turkey, and France. The Tunisian people offered material support and sincere condolences while expressing solidarity with the Lebanese people after the explosion. We believe that all countries should offer all sorts of support to Lebanon because in hard times little help can make massive changes.
The blast might have caused an earthquake in the Lebanese capital but the earthquake didn’t just damage facilities and buildings, but it also found its way to shake people’s hearts and souls, not only in Lebanon but in the entire world.
We should not only pray for Beirut but stand for it.
What the world should know is that the fall of the port won’t take down Beirut. If we take the right actions and make the right decisions, it would be a matter of time for Beirut to rise again.
