UNICEF estimates 80,000 children displaced after Beirut explosion

رجال يتفقدون الأضرار بالقرب من موقع انفجار يوم الثلاثاء في منطقة ميناء بيروت ، لبنان ، 6 أغسطس ، 2020.

An estimated 80,000 children have become displaced due to the Beirut explosions that destroyed homes and buildings across the Lebanese capital, according to UNICEF.

“Over 300,000 people lost their homes and are now displaced. UNICEF estimates that nearly 80,000 are children. Children are likely to be among the casualties. Those who survived are traumatized and in shock,” a statement from UNICEF said.