Nearly two years ago, an explosion at Beirut's main port killed more than 200 people and injured thousands of others. Meanwhile, large grain silos withstood the force of the blast and for years have ...

He said grain reserves in Lebanon’s remaining silos stood at “a bit less than a month” but said the destroyed silos had only held 15,000 tons of the grain at the time, much less than ...

A section of Beirut's massive port grain silos collapsed in a huge cloud of dust, following weeks of fires. The building was damaged in the deadly 2020 explosion. Photo: Associated Press ...

But the blast also destroyed Beirut's main grain silo at the port — the largest grain storage facility in the entire country of Lebanon — leaving the country with less than a month of grain ...

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Suspicion fell on the warehouses surrounding the grain silo where wheat was stored after ... of an ignition event was so high. The Port of Beirut and customs office are notorious for corruption ...

families of the victims and several thousand Lebanese marked one year since the horrific explosion at Beirut's port with a moment of silence and prayers at the foot of the silos that was shredded ...