Temporary housing for survivors of collapsed building

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The Lebanese cabinet held a meeting on Monday at the Baabda Presidential Palace to discuss the issue of the building that collapsed on Sunday in Ashrafieh district of the capital Beirut.

The meeting was headed by President Michel Suleiman .

Following the meeting , Acting Minister of Information Wael Abu Faour told reporters that the cabinet decided to task the Higher Relief Committee with providing “temporary housing” for the families that were affected by the collapse of the building

Abu Faour said that the cabinet also decided to form a committee headed by Interior Minister Marwan Charbel to carry out investigations into the causes of the collapse of the building. The committee is also tasked with presenting a report on buildings that are likely to collapse and offer suggestions that would assist the Civil Defense in dealing with such incidents.

Abu Faour said that Mikati informed the cabinet about a preliminary report regarding the causes of the “catastrophe” and its consequences.

At least twenty six people were killed when a residential building collapsed in Beirut and rescue workers were searching on Monday for people believed still buried under the rubble, Lebanese officials said.

“Until now, 26 bodies have been recovered and we believe there are more buried under the building that collapsed Sunday evening,” International Red Cross (IRC) official Georges Kettaneh told AFP on Monday evening.

Kettaneh also said that 12 wounded were recovered from under the rubble

Ban’s visit

Abu Faour also said that Suleiman commented on the visit of UN chief Ban Ki-moon to Lebanon last week saying that “it focused on implementing [UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701],” adding that the visit “was an opportunity to underline Lebanon’s commitment to the implementation of Resolution 1701, regardless of the Israeli violations.”

Suleiman also reported that, during Ban’s visit, Lebanese authorities discussed “the issue of [offshore natural resources] and informed the UN chief that, in the event of an attack, this might turn into a [sensitive] matter. This requires the UN to provide security [for Lebanon] to explore its offshore resources.”

Ban arrived in Beirut on Friday on a three-day official visit

UNSCR 1701 helped solidify a ceasefire to the July 2006 War between Hezbollah and Israel. It calls on Israel to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and on Hezbollah to disarm.

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6 responses to “Temporary housing for survivors of collapsed building”

  1. Leborigine Avatar
    Leborigine

    Thats what happens when you allow syrian workers build and maintain your buidings!
    Quite a few buildings in East Beirut that where built during the 1990’s by syrian workers have a few visible flaws that can be seen from miles away. Some of the main structures do not even look straight and warped balconies are very common. It is so bad that the water on top of the buildings flows anywhere but the water trap!

    1. Sebouh80 Avatar

      My friend what your saying is complete “Bullshit”.

      What does the Syrian Worker have to do with this old dilapidated building that has just fallen. Besides these old buildings were all built prior to the 1975 civil war and some of them like the tragic one that has just fallen had been built more then fifty years ago and probably was never renovated ever since then. 

         Why do you have this silly tendency of blaming the poor Syrian worker or any other worker for possible building flaws. The real blame must be pointed out against the owners who are exploiting them ever since the 1990s and not forgetting also the snobbish Lebanese mentality.

       

      1. Leborigine Avatar
        Leborigine

        I agree with you 100% and I actually cannot believe that you actually wasted time and responded to it.
        I just used it as a cliche for a particular person since everything that happens in Lebanon gets blamed on the zionists 🙂

  2.  Avatar

    Thats what happens when you allow syrian workers build and maintain your buidings!
    Quite a few buildings in East Beirut that where built during the 1990’s by syrian workers have a few visible flaws that can be seen from miles away. Some of the main structures do not even look straight and warped balconies are very common. It is so bad that the water on top of the buildings flows anywhere but the water trap!

    1.  Avatar

      My friend what your saying is complete “Bullshit”.

      What does the Syrian Worker have to do with this old dilapidated building that has just fallen. Besides these old buildings were all built prior to the 1975 civil war and some of them like the tragic one that has just fallen had been built more then fifty years ago and probably was never renovated ever since then. 

         Why do you have this silly tendency of blaming the poor Syrian worker or any other worker for possible building flaws. The real blame must be pointed out against the owners who are exploiting them ever since the 1990s and not forgetting also the snobbish Lebanese mentality.

       

      1.  Avatar

        I agree with you 100% and I actually cannot believe that you actually wasted time and responded to it.
        I just used it as a cliche for a particular person since everything that happens in Lebanon gets blamed on the zionists 🙂

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