The protests in Beirut did not affect the work of Russian rescuers and doctors who arrived in the Lebanese capital, the operational headquarters said.
The safety of the Ministry of Emergency Situations is provided by more than 50 soldiers and officers of the Lebanese army, armed with armored vehicles, writes TASS on Saturday, August 8.
On this day, protests are taking place in the capital of Lebanon, the participants of which demand the resignation of the current government because of the explosion in the port, which occurred on August 4. As a result, there were clashes between protesters and security officials.
Demonstrators stormed the buildings of the ministries of energy, foreign affairs, economy and environment of this country. In addition, a fire was reported in the building of the Lebanese Banking Association.
On August 5, EMERCOM employees arrived in Beirut to deal with the consequences of a powerful explosion. The next day, mobile hospitals were deployed in the Lebanese capital. In the first two days of work, Russian doctors received more than 90 people, including 12 children.
The explosion in the port area in the Lebanese capital occurred on 4 August. Detonated 2.7 tons of ammonium nitrate during welding. The facades of dozens of buildings were destroyed and damaged. According to seismologists, the power of the explosion was comparable to that of an earthquake of magnitude 4.5.