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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

Government’s decision based on report by Lebanon’s Khatib and Alami Engineering Company

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.

Activists and some relatives of blast victims have called for the grain silos to be preserved as a memorial - Click the link for more details.

The Lebanese cabinet reportedly decided on Wednesday to demolish the wheat silos of Beirut's port, because of risk of collapse.

WORLD / ASIA-PACIFIC By AFP Published: Apr 06, 2021 05:08 PM A section of the grain silos that absorbed much of 2020s Beirut port blast must be demolished to avoid collapse, experts warned in a report published on Monday. Swiss company Amann Engineering, which has offered laser scanning assistance to Lebanon since the cataclysmic August 4 explosion, called the most damaged of the disemboweled silos an "unstable, moving structure." "Our recommendation is to proceed with the deconstruction o...

Tuesday, 6 April, 2021 - 04:15 View shows the site of August 4 explosion at Beirut port, where grain silos must be demolished to avoid collapse, Swiss experts warned on Monday. (REUTERS) Asharq Al-Awsat A section of the grain silos that absorbed much of last year’s Beirut port blast must be demolished to avoid collapse, experts warned in a report published Monday. Swiss company Amann Engineering, which has offered laser scannin...