I am so happy to announce that Stories around the world on the Calm Down podcast has officially begun. This episode features Nabih Bulos story on the explosion that occurred in the capital city of Lebanon, Beirut on 4th August 2020. Nabih survived that explosion and shared his story with us. According to LA Times, On Tuesday, 4th August 2020, 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate — a common fertilizer that’s also highly explosive (it’s Islamic State’s chemical of choice) — blew up in Beirut’s port. The blast, which ranks as one of the world’s largest non-nuclear detonations, registered as a magnitude 3.3 earthquake and could be felt as far away as Cyprus.

About Nabih Bulos

Nabih Bulos is a staff foreign correspondent in the Middle East for the LA Times covering Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Libya & Yemen.

I am so grateful and happy he survived this. I could imagine how traumatic that must have been for him.

If you’d love to support victims of this Beirut explosions, Raya Jalabi, Reuters, Senior correspondent covering Saudi Arabia has a list of local and international NGOs put together by civil society members in Beirut in need of financial support for the victims and displaced persons. Please click HERE to download and if you are inside Lebanon, click HERE to download it as well. It contains links and names of these NGOs which are established and reputable, committed to transparency and accountability. These NGOs are also open to volunteer works too.

You can connect with Nabih Bulos on Twitter @nabihbulos and Instagram @nabihbulos.

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