Video: Beirut, you are not alone
One month has passed since the Beirut Port explosion, that devastated the capital of light, freedom, wisdom, joy and living together, transforming it into a capital stricken at the core.
For four weeks, the Lebanese people have lived an endless period of great pain. August 4, 2020, 6:07 pm… A date that Lebanese will never forget, after they have witnessed moments of terror in a city that drowned, in less than minutes, under rubble and debris. In a few seconds, this disaster stole from 300,000 Lebanese their loved ones, friends, houses, properties and livelihoods… This disaster claimed 200 lives and left 6,500 injured.
30 days have passed since this tragedy, and Lebanese people are drowned in a sea of sorrows; many families are now homeless, dreams were buried under the rubble, and the future became unknown ... Pain remains engraved in the heart of every Lebanese, and scenes of destruction, blood and funerals are stuck in their mind forever. However, Beirut is not alone. The Lebanese, especially the youth, hastened to save it from its misery, and the whole world offered its help to restore life in the capital. This capital has always been a meeting place for civilizations and peoples and a global forum for art, culture, education, medicine and tourism. Therefore, Beirut will rise again. Beirut will rise from its ashes, and will stand tall, as an icon of the Middle East.
A month later, the MECC Communication and Public Relations Department’s team visited the afflicted streets of Beirut and its suffering people, asking them about their needs, their concerns, ways to support them and their hope in the future ... The team documented all these testimonials in a short video, so that we never ever forget this tragedy!
The video is a tribute to the wounded Beirut. It was prepared by the MECC Communication and Public Relations Department.
Investigation: Mira Kassarji.
Photography and Editing: Johnny Antoun.
Text: From the “MECC appeal to provide relief to Beirut,” prepared by the Theological and Ecumenical Department (TED).
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