The scale of devastation from the explosion in Lebanon — to buildings, infrastructure and people's livelihoods — is difficult to capture. Standing in the wreckage of their homes and workplaces, these Beirut residents share their stories.
I can't even remember the sound of the blast, similar to the silence you feel when you're under a crashing wave."I've had a recurrent nightmare ever since I was a kid: A tsunami takes over and all I can do is look for my sister to rescue her. I worried about her because I never thought I'd have to go through such a nightmare all alone. And that I did, on Aug. 4. I was the last one to stay at the art gallery. A minute before the explosion, I needed to use the bathroom.
Habeb al-Hamad Azab, a Syrian refugee, stands in front of his destroyed home in Beirut's Mar Mikhael neighborhood.Habeb al-Hamad Azab, a Syrian refugee, stands in front of his destroyed home in Beirut's Mar Mikhael neighborhood.Habeb al-Hamad Azab is a Syrian refugee who came to Lebanon with his family in hopes of building a safe future. The explosions served a heavy blow to those hopes. His children were at home when the blasts happened and were unharmed.
Eli Rezkallah, owner and founder of Plastik Studios, walks around his office in the neighborhood of Gemmayzeh."To metoggle captionEli Rezkallah, owner and founder of Plastik Studios, walks around his office in the neighborhood of Gemmayzeh."To meEli Rezkallahis an independent publication, the Middle East's first visual magazine championing young artists and queer individuals from the Middle East and the world. The headquarters were destroyed.
I am grateful that my team and loved ones are all safe ... but today I stand here, numb and unable to feel anything.'s mere existence was to add colors and light to a war-torn city. When I first walked into this space, I was 21. I fell in love with it and gambled everything I had to have it. It's in this happy place that I startedand my dreams took off. This space kept coming back to Beirut despite the repeated heartbreak of living in this city.
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