At least 300,000 people have been displaced from their homes by Tuesday's devastating explosion, Beirut's governor Marwan Abboud says
From CNN's Naomi ThomasDr. Mike Ryan, director of the World Health Organization Health Emergencies Programme has said it is assisting with the crisis in Beirut and stands in solidarity with the Lebanese people.
Ryan was speaking during a question and answer session streamed live on WHO social media platforms Wednesday.“Obviously damage assessments need to continue, as you’ve seen many, many hospitals overwhelmed with casualties, and people are still looking for the injured and the dead." “It’s a very sad day. We stand in solidarity with the people of Lebanon, and we will do everything in our power, as WHO and the UN system, to support them.
“Our teams are on the ground. Our WHO country team is on the ground. We have logisticians there and others,” he added. “And we’ve already begun dispatching trauma and surgical kits from out regional warehouse in Dubai.The WHO has also placed emergency medical teams on standby, to be deployed if requested by the Lebanese government.
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