The small Maronite cemetery in the Mar Mikhaël district in Beirut was devastated following the explosions that occurred Tuesday, August 4 in the city. The area is located not far from the port where the explosions took place.
The cemetery is located in the Mar Mikhael district, one of the most devastated by the explosions. LE FIGARO
In several photos we have obtained, we can see that vaults have been destroyed, tombstones broken and coffins damaged. Friday August 7, only the guard of the place tried to clear.
Coffins were thrown from their vaults. LE FIGARO
At least 1/3 of the hundreds of graves and vaults would have been damaged in this way.
The Mar Mikhael neighborhood was devastated by the explosions. LE FIGARO
The huge blasts that rocked the capital on Tuesday left at least 150 dead and 5,000 injured, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, while dozens of people are still wanted.
A selection of our articles on the explosions in Beirut
Explosions in Beirut: the images decrypted step by step
Our report with Emmanuel Macron, at the bedside of a bruised Lebanon
Lebanon: Beirut mutual aid is organized around the victims
Lebanon: is a “French mandate” legally possible, as a petition demands?
Beirut: three infographics to visualize the scale of the disaster
