The Beiruter

Three survivors of the Beirut port explosion reflect on the pieces of their lives the blast took, and the lives they rebuilt in its aftermath.

Six years after the Beirut Port explosion, first responders, medical workers and rescue teams recount the chaos, courage and coordination behind Lebanon’s largest emergency response, preserving the human stories behind one of the country’s darkest days.

From the Beirut port explosion to the looting of Iraq's National Museum and Daesh's campaign against antiquities, successive crises transformed cultural heritage protection into an emergency response discipline.

They survived the blast. They are still waiting for justice. Six years after Aug. 4, The Beiruter brings together survivors' testimonies and an exclusive explanation of the legal process as the Beirut port explosion case reaches its most consequential stage yet.