The Lebanese army announced on Saturday, September 19 that it had completed sweeping and damage assessment operations in the districts of Beirut devastated by the explosion at the port in early August, indicating that it had identified 85,744 damaged "units", including houses, hospitals and schools.
The tragic explosion on August 4 at the port of the Lebanese capital left more than 190 dead and 6,500 injured and left 300,000 people homeless.
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The army also said it would continue its efforts to find the nine people still missing (five Syrians, three Lebanese and an Egyptian).
Regarding the damage, she specified that "85,744 damaged units were identified" which includes individual premises (60,818 homes and 962 restaurants) as well as larger buildings (19,115 establishments and commercial companies, 12 hospitals, 82 educational establishments ).
And 1,137 archaeological units, that is to say buildings classified or of a traditional character, were also affected.
It recorded around 550,000 square meters of broken glass and more than 108,000 damaged interior doors.
This inventory "is sufficient and there is no need for donors to carry out additional investigations," said a military official at a press conference in Beirut.
Humanitarian aid poured in from around the world after the explosion and many foreign officials made the trip, including French President Emmanuel Macron on August 6 and 31.