The death toll from last week’s explosion at the Beirut port has risen to 171, outgoing Lebanese Health Minister Hassan Hamad said Tuesday.
Speaking after his meeting with WHO emergency official Rick Brennan, Hamad told reporters that “the number of missing people ranges between 30 and 40.“
Regarding the injured, he said: “About 1,500 need delicate treatment,” noting that “120 of them are still in intensive care”.
The Health Ministry, he added, “has received from the Lebanese Army list of health donations received from various countries,” which will be distributed to medical facilities across the country.
Source: Agencies
