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Massive Beirut explosions kill at least 100, hurt thousands

레바논 수도 베이루트 폭발 사고, 최소 100명 이상 숨지고 수천명 다쳤다

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A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020.  /AFP
A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. /AFP
A view shows the aftermath of yesterday's blast at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut, on August 5, 2020. - Rescuers worked through the night after two enormous explosions ripped through Beirut's port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands, as they wrecked buildings across the Lebanese capital. /AFP
A view shows the aftermath of yesterday's blast at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut, on August 5, 2020. - Rescuers worked through the night after two enormous explosions ripped through Beirut's port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands, as they wrecked buildings across the Lebanese capital. /AFP
[코리아타임스 뉴스로 '진짜 외신' 읽기]


A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky.

화요일 대규모 폭발이 베이루트를 뒤흔들며 베이루트 항구의 상당 부분을 부서뜨리고, 수도 전역의 건물들을 파손시키고 거대한 버섯구름을 하늘로 날려 보냈다.


More than 100 people were killed and thousands injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.

이 사고로 100명 이상이 사망하고 수천 명이 다쳤으며, 시신이 잔해 속에 묻혔다고 정부 관계자들은 전했다.


The sudden devastation overwhelmed a country already struggling with both the coronavirus pandemic and a severe economic and financial crisis.

갑작스러운 대폭발은 이미 코로나바이러스 대유행과 심각한 경제 및 금융 위기로 어려움을 겪고 있는 레바논을 휩쌌다.


For hours after the explosion, the most destructive in all of Lebanon's troubled history, ambulances rushed in from around the country to carry away the wounded. Hospitals quickly filled beyond capacity, pleading for blood supplies and generators to keep their lights on.

레바논 역사상 가장 파괴적인 이 폭발 사고 이후 몇 시간 동안 전국에서 구급차가 몰려와 부상자들을 이송했다. 병원들은 수용 능력을 빠르게 초과했고, 혈액 공급과 전등을 켜기 위한 발전기를 호소했다.


For blocks around the port, bloodied residents staggered through streets lined with overturned cars and littered with rubble from shattered buildings. Windows and doors were blown out kilometers away, including at the city's only international airport.

베이루트 항구 주변 거리에서는 피투성이가 된 주민들이 전복된 차들이 줄지어 서 있고 부서진 건물들의 잔해들이 흩어져 있는 거리를 비틀거리며 지나갔다. 베이루트의 유일한 국제공항을 포함해 수 킬로미터 떨어진 곳의 창문들도 파괴됐다.


Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmi told a local TV station that it appeared the blast was caused by the detonation of more than 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been stored in a warehouse at the dock ever since it was confiscated from a cargo ship in 2014. (AP)

모하메드 파미 레바논 내무장관은 현지 언론에 이번 폭발은 2014년 화물선에서 압수해 부두 창고에 보관돼있던 질산암모늄 2,700톤이 폭발하면서 발생한 것 같다고 전했다.

A view of the damages after an explosion at the Beirut Port, Beirut, Lebanon, 04 August 2020. Dozens of people were killed and at least 2,500 injured in the explosion which also caused severe damage, while its cause is not yet known. /EPA
A view of the damages after an explosion at the Beirut Port, Beirut, Lebanon, 04 August 2020. Dozens of people were killed and at least 2,500 injured in the explosion which also caused severe damage, while its cause is not yet known. /EPA
Smoke rises in the aftermath of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (AP
Smoke rises in the aftermath of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (AP
This picture taken on August 4, 2020 shows a general view of the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. /AFP
This picture taken on August 4, 2020 shows a general view of the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. /AFP
People inspect the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020. /REUTERS
People inspect the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020. /REUTERS
Firefighters evacuate a wounded man from the scene of an explosion at the port in Beirut on August 4, 2020. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. /AFP
Firefighters evacuate a wounded man from the scene of an explosion at the port in Beirut on August 4, 2020. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. /AFP
Wounded people are treated at a hospital following an explosion near the port in the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. /AFP
Wounded people are treated at a hospital following an explosion near the port in the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. - Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. /AFP
Wounded people are evacuated after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. /AP
Wounded people are evacuated after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. /AP
People run in the aftermath of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. /AP
People run in the aftermath of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. /AP
코리아타임스위클리 - 지미홍 편집장
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Hong Ji-min jiminhong@koreatimes.co.kr


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