CNA Staff, Aug 4, 2020 / 15:01 pm
A Maronite priest from Lebanon has expressed concern that the country may face food shortages in the wake of Tuesday's explosion at Beirut's port.
The explosion "happened at the biggest docks in Lebanon and they also have big reservoirs of wheat, the central reservoirs are there, and these have gone, have gone to ashes. That's another tragedy in the making because they will have shortages," Fr. Maxim Baz, who is serving in Rome, told CNA Aug. 4.
The blast killed at least 50, and injured thousands more. Officials have not yet determined the cause of the explosions, but investigators believe they may have started with a fire in a warehouse that stored explosive materials. Lebanon's security service warned against speculations of terrorism before investigators could assess the situation.
Fr. Baz said that "the most important thing is for people to pray for everybody who has been hurt in Lebanon."