Shady Rizk survived the deadly Beirut port blast but has to live with a deep-rooted trauma that might never heal
Shady Rizk, a survivor wounded during last year's Beirut port blast, sits on a hammock at a terrace of his house in Sin el Fil, Lebanon July 30, 2021. Picture taken on July 30, 2021. Shady Rizk, time has stopped since August 4 last year when a huge stockpile of ammonium nitrate exploded in the Lebanese capital's port opposite his office."Every day, I remember the blast or remember what happened that dreadful day."large parts of the city.
Having survived the near-death experience, Rizk considers August 4 his re-birth and he now wants to continue this new chapter of his life away from Lebanon. He has now applied for immigration to Canada and plans to be there by October this year. Meanwhile, he still lives at his family house in a Beirut suburb with a view on the port, a daily reminder of his traumatic experience.
"No one has yet been arrested, no one resigned, no one is in jail...The truth is not yet known," Rizk said.
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