"The damage is immense, there is destruction everywhere"

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Yesterday, August 4th in the early evening, a massive
explosion occurred in the port area of Beirut, Lebanon. More than 100
people have been confirmed dead with at least 4,000 reported wounded.
Officials have warned that the death toll is certain to rise further.
Gratefully, we can report that all of our Mercy Corps team members in
Lebanon are safe and accounted for.

Around the world, our teams work every day to help communities forge new
paths to prosperity in the face of disaster, poverty and crisis. And in
emergency moments, they are there to respond to unexpected, unimagined
catastrophes like what happened in Lebanon yesterday. [ [link removed] ]Please make an
emergency gift to our Humanitarian Response Fund. When disasters like this
strike, you can be there
with us to help meet survivors with compassion and the
critical aid they need right now.

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Mercy Corps Country Director for Lebanon, George Antoun, shared with us
what he’s seeing in Beirut:

"The damage is immense. When you walk through the streets, there is
destruction everywhere and homes and businesses are destroyed. In a
humanitarian sense, the needs are on par with what you might see
immediately after an earthquake has struck."

Today our humanitarian colleagues in Lebanon began the work to assess
damages and the impact of the explosion, and to consider how Mercy Corps
can best help — immediately and over the longer term. An estimated 300,000
people are homeless as a result of the explosion and we anticipate that
the greatest needs in the coming days will be food, water, shelter and
hygiene and sanitation support — even more essential during this COVID‑19
pandemic.

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families around the world survive in moments of crisis and natural
disaster, and build brighter futures for themselves and their communities.

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Thank you for being there for our global community during times of crisis.

[8]Adrienne Karecki
Adrienne Karecki, Mercy Corps Chief Development and Marketing Officer

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