Seven people remain missing as a result of the devastating Beirut Port blast that ripped through the capital on Aug. 4, the Army announced Saturday.
Search missions for the missing, who are believed to be port workers and/or workers employed nearby the port, have not stopped, the Army said
From the seven who remain missing, three are of Lebanese nationality, three Syrians and one Egyptian, according to information that cross-checked between the Internal Security Forces and the Lebanese Red Cross, according to the Army.
The Army also raised the possibility of an eighth missing person, however they said it was unclear whether said individual was missing on account of the blast or due to another reason.
The catastrophic blast at the Beirut Port, the biggest in Lebanon’s tumultuous history, left large swaths of the capital in ruins, claiming the lives of around 200 people and injuring 7,000 people and leaving 300,000 homeless.
The damages resulting from the explosion were estimated to be around $15 billion.
Lebanese authorities have asserted that the explosion was a result of the detonation of around 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive material, which was stored at the port for six years, putting the public in grave danger.
So far 16 people were arrested in connection to the blast, with investigations still ongoing to uncover the reason for the explosion and those responsible for it.
Despite it being repeatedly proven that a number of high-profile politicians knew about the ammonium nitrate being stored at Beirut Port, no one in the political establishment has yet taken responsibility for the tragedy.
It emerged this week that caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab had canceled a visit to inspect the port in June after being told it was “just fertilizer.”
This article has been adapted from its original source.
