Lebanon: Camp of local volunteers provide citywide relief after deadly Beirut port explosions

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After the destruction and damage caused by the deadly blasts in Beirut port in early August, volunteers working from the 'Base Camp' centre for relief operations were seen packing boxes with food and supplies and offering other forms of help to those affected, on Friday.

"This is the Base Camp. It was established through four different institutions, each unit is responsible for a specific issue. The Base Camp is divided into several units: the engineers and architect unit, childcare, and an nutrition unit that provides food to volunteers who work, and distributes food rations to families in need," explained one of the camp founders Samer El-Khoury.

Volunteers could be seen organising medical supplies, fixing windows damaged by the explosions and one of the groups of volunteers, named 'Embrace' were offering mental support and companionship to those in need.

"Embrace, the light line is 1564 its for people who want to talk, who have been by traumatised we talk with them we give them therapy to help them go through this trauma, the explosion of the port," stated Embrace volunteer Lina Boubes.

The Beirut port blasts of August 4th resulted in the deaths of around 200 people, injuring more than 6,000 and leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless. The blasts are thought to have been caused by the still unexplained ignition of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical material which was reportedly stored without precautionary measures at the port.

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