Aiding Beirut’s Disaster Recovery Using Drones

Date Posted:Wed, 11th Aug 2021

Aiding Beirut’s Disaster Recovery Using Drones

"We are humbled to have been able to be of service and hope that the affected receive solace" - Rabih Bou Rached, Managing Director - FEDS

 

One year ago, on August 4, 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the port of Beirut, Lebanon's capital, exploded, killing at least 218 people, injuring 7,500, displacing an estimated 300,000 people. The blast that was felt all the way in Cyprus 300 kilometers away shook the capital and caused widespread destruction of property. The explosion flipped cars and stripped the cladding off steel-framed buildings. The blast damaged homes up to ten kilometers away. The rampant damage was hard to fathom, much less- map accurately. Still, surveying the affected regions is a necessity that would facilitate relief and restoration projects.


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