How a Single Explosion Destroyed a Capital City: The Beirut Tragedy

Download the FREE Upside App here https://yt.link/tVP9JDk and use code Survive to get an extra 25 cents back per gallon on your first tank of gas! Thank you Upside for sponsoring this video! upside.com On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion tore through the Port of Beirut, devastating nearby neighborhoods and changing hundreds of thousands of lives in an instant. The blast killed 218 people, injured more than 7,000 and displaced approximately 300,000 residents. In this episode of How to Survive, we reconstruct the events that led to the disaster, examine the warnings that went unheeded and share the stories of firefighters, hospital workers, survivors and ordinary citizens who responded under extraordinary circumstances. Multiple officials had been warned about the dangerous material stored at the port, yet repeated requests to remove it were ignored. We also speak with Roberto Helou, a Lebanese documentary filmmaker, YouTuber and activist who survived the explosion and later took part in grassroots relief efforts across Beirut. Roberto documented both the scale of the destruction and the volunteers who came together to help their communities recover. This episode is intended to honour those affected, preserve their stories and examine the consequences of negligence, corruption and a disaster that many believe could have been prevented. Learn more from Roberto Helou:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/robertohelou  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explorob/ If you'd like to support the people of Beirut & Lebanon, please consider donating to the Lebanese Red Cross: https://donate.redcrossredcrescent.org/lb/supportLRC Viewer discretion is advised. This documentary discusses loss of life, serious injuries and psychological trauma. Some made it. Many didn't. How To Survive digs into the real stories behind disasters, tragedies, and extreme moments, and the decisions that made all the difference. ───────────────────────────── JOIN THE COMMUNITY ───────────────────────────── 📲 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howtosurviveshow/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howtosurvive.show 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtosurvive.show/ ───────────────────────────── SUPPORT THE SHOW ───────────────────────────── 👕 Merch: https://shop.underknown.com/collections/how-to-survive ───────────────────────────── MORE FROM UNDERKNOWN ───────────────────────────── 🪐 What If – Science Hypotheticals: https://bit.ly/youtube-What-If 🧠 Aperture – Philosophy & Psychology: https://bit.ly/aperture-show ───────────────────────────── 📩 Brand partnerships & collaborations: [email protected] Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com ───────────────────────────── Note: This video is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have seen on this channel. If you think you may have an emergency, call your doctor, the ambulance or the police immediately. Underknown does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned in this video. Reliance on any information provided by Underknown is solely at your own risk. #beirutexplosion #lebanon #documentary #howtosurvive #story #truestory #survivor #survivorseries