Iconic Eiffel Tower went dark for one hour on Wednesday to pay homage to the victims of the Beirut warehouse explosion. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo tweeted, saying, “In solidarity with #Beirut and #Lebanon, the city of @Paris will unlock an exceptional emergency aid of 100,000 Euros. This Wednesday night from midnight, we will turn off @LaTourEiffel to pay tribute to all the victims.” Similarly, pyramids in Giza and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai were lit up with a display of Lebanon’s flag to pay tribute and display their solidarity in the wake of the victims of the blast.
On Tuesday, an enormous explosion tore through the Lebanese capital and destroyed several hundred metres of the area around. This was the most powerful blast in many years in the city, which is already suffering from the global pandemic and an economic crisis. The explosion killed nearly a hundred people and injured 4000.
Heart-wrenching visuals emerged on social media following the blast and showed the aftermath of the disaster, causing an outpouring of support and solidarity for Lebanon from across the world.
Notably, ammonium nitrate, the chemical that was responsible for the blast, has a dark past in terms of causing industrial accidents all over in the history of the world.
CORRECTION: The Eiffel Tower in Paris switched off its lights an hour earlier than usual to commemorate the victims of the warehouse explosion in Beirut https://t.co/2mtCm2vaoN We are deleting an earlier tweet that contained a typo pic.twitter.com/7VTj1xASNl
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 6, 2020
#Egypt's Giza pyramids were illuminated on Tuesday night with colours of #Lebanon flag in solidarity with victims of #BeirutBlast pic.twitter.com/fBiw43k9v2
— DNE Buzz (@Dnebuzz) August 4, 2020