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Up to 300,000 left homeless by deadly blast in Beirut, governor says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBEIRUT — The huge blast in Beirut has left 300,000 people homeless and caused damage across half of the city estimated to cost more than $3 billion, its governor tells AFP.
“I think there are between 250,000 and 300,000 people who are now without homes,” says Marwan Aboud, adding that the estimated cost of the damage from yesterday’s explosion was between $3 billion and $5 billion dollars.
Engineers and technical teams have yet to conduct an official assessment, he says, adding that damage from the blast in the port area seems to have extended over half of the city.
— AFP
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