Olympian1010 7,542 Posted August 4, 2020 #6121 Share Posted August 4, 2020 The Lebanese government is fucked. Apparently a store of (confiscated?, discarded?) ammonium nitrate is responsible for the explosion. It’s also being reported that this store of ammonium nitrate has been left unchecked for 6 years. 6 years! thepharoah 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,542 Posted August 4, 2020 #6122 Share Posted August 4, 2020 For context, the Oklahoma City bomber used 2 tons of ammonium nitrate to carry out his terrorist attack. The store of the same material that exploded in Beirut today was somewhere around 1,300 times larger. intoronto 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,542 Posted August 5, 2020 #6123 Share Posted August 5, 2020 One hospital as been completely decommissioned by the blast, and ABC is reporting that people are driving to cities 50 miles away from Beirut in order to seek treatment, since hospitals in Beirut have reached capacity. I’ve seen media outlets reporting as many as 4000 (or more than that because numbers still aren’t fully known) people injured. It’s a complete catastrophe thepharoah 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,611 Posted August 5, 2020 Author #6124 Share Posted August 5, 2020 12 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: Lebanon was already dealing with an economic collapse With whatever's left of it pretty much relying on...yep, the port of Beirut. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,611 Posted August 5, 2020 Author #6125 Share Posted August 5, 2020 For some context, here you see the grain store (the building basically touching the ! notification), to the east of it are two warehouses. The northern one (with a ship next to it) is now a ruin, the southern one (where the stuff was presumably stored), is now a water-filled crater.. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,542 Posted August 5, 2020 #6126 Share Posted August 5, 2020 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly_like_a_don 973 Posted August 5, 2020 #6127 Share Posted August 5, 2020 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesnownews.com/amp/international/article/virus-alert-new-contagion-passed-via-tick-bites-emerges-in-china-7-dead-60-take-ill/632475 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konig 1,298 Posted August 7, 2020 #6128 Share Posted August 7, 2020 A islamic beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,542 Posted August 7, 2020 #6129 Share Posted August 7, 2020 It’s official! The American Song Contest is coming in 2021! Rules will be similar to Eurovision, format will be different. The American Song Contest will be held in a one-v-one knockout elimination format (March Madness style as it has been labeled). More info: https://variety.com/2020/music/news/eurovision-song-contest-american-song-contest-1234726887/ Griff88 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,801 Posted August 7, 2020 #6130 Share Posted August 7, 2020 6 hours ago, konig said: A islamic beach Brazen display of knuckles like she’s all that, the shameless hussy! konig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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