Blast Damage Cost Tops $15 Billion, Aoun Tells Spain King

by Naharnet Newsdesk 12 August 2020, 20:10

The massive blast at Beirut port on August 4 caused more than $15 billion in damages, President Michel Aoun said Wednesday.

"Preliminary estimates of the losses suffered following the port explosion top 15 billion dollars," he was quoted as telling Spain's King Felipe in a phone call, in a message on the presidency's Twitter account.

Source: Naharnet

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