稿件一
FLASH: EXPLOSION HEARD NEAR RESIDENCE OF FORMER LEBANESE PM HARIRI
稿件一译文
快讯：黎巴嫩前总理住所附近传出巨大爆炸声、
稿件二
10th LD Writethru: Over 73 killed, 3,000 injured as huge explosions rock Lebanon's capital
BEIRUT, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Two huge explosions rocked Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, leaving at least 73 people dead and 3,000 others injured.
The blasts hit the Port of Beirut at around 6:10 p.m. local time (1610 GMT), shaking buildings all over the city while causing massive casualties and damage.
The number of casualties is expected to rise as the counting continues. Local media outlets have been announcing the names of hundreds of people still missing, in the hope of helping their families find them.
The causes of the blasts remain unknown, but Lebanese Interior Minister Mohammad Fahmi said the explosive chemicals stored at Port of Beirut may have led to the explosions.
"Customs authorities must be asked about the reasons behind storing such chemical materials at Port of Beirut," Fahmi said.
Investigations into the explosions are expected to reveal the real causes of the disaster within five days.
Following the explosions, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab immediately declared Wednesday a national mourning day for the victims of the explosions.
Meanwhile, Diab urged friendly countries to help Lebanon overcome the repercussions of the disastrous explosions.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun also called an emergency meeting of the Higher Defense Council, which later on Tuesday declared Beirut as an afflicted city while urging the Lebanese cabinet to announce a state of emergency in the city for two weeks.
The council also urged the cabinet to allocate funds for hospitals to help them treat the injured, and to contact all friendly countries to seek support and set up a fund to provide compensations for those affected by the disaster.
It recommended hosting the families whose houses were destroyed in schools, while importing glass and controlling the prices of all materials needed to fix the damaged houses.
During the meeting, Diab insisted that those responsible for the disaster be punished, noting that it is unacceptable to store 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate, the explosive chemicals, which have put people's lives at great risk.
The Lebanese cabinet is expected to hold a meeting on Wednesday to look into the proposal by the Higher Defense Council and announce new measures to deal with the current crisis.
Many countries have expressed solidarity and sympathy with Lebanon over the explosions that have dealt a further blow to the country already plagued by the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis.
The Al-Jadeed TV reported that Iraq and Qatar will send field hospitals to Lebanon on Wednesday, while French President Emmanuel Macron, in a phone call with Aoun, promised to send support for Lebanon on Wednesday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday via his official Twitter account that Iran is ready to offer help to Lebanon.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the great and resilient people of Lebanon," Zarif tweeted. "As always, Iran is fully prepared to render assistance in any way necessary."
"Stay strong, Lebanon," he added.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi also expressed sympathy with the Lebanese government and people over the incident, while announcing Iran's readiness for providing help to the Arab country.
Iran is following the news on the incident with "deep grief" and "expresses solidarity with the Lebanese nation and government at this difficult time," Mousavi said in a statement.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the massive casualties and damages caused by the huge explosions, during which two Turkish citizens were slightly injured.
"We wish God's mercy on those who lost their lives in this incident, urgent healing to those who were injured, and condolences to the Lebanese people, friends and brothers," the ministry said in a written statement.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi extended his condolences to Lebanon over the deadly explosions, and wished speedy recovery for those injured in the blasts.
"My sincere condolences and sympathy go to the government and people of Lebanon, over the tragic explosions that happened today in the Lebanese capital Beirut," Sisi wrote on his official Facebook page.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that his country is ready to provide any support it could to Lebanon to help it recover from the tragedy, while sending his condolences to the families of the victims.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said in a press statement that Palestine is "ready to put all its capabilities" for the service of Lebanon and provide any needed assistance immediately.
Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee Hanan Ashrawi also expressed sorrow over the "devastating tragedy" and her wishes for Beirut to overcome the calamity.
In the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Islamic Hamas movement, phoned President Aoun to express his support for Lebanon amidst the grave situation.
In a rare move, Israel on Tuesday offered humanitarian aid to Lebanon over the explosions.
"Israel addressed Lebanon through international security and political elements and offered the Lebanese government medical humanitarian assistance," Israel's Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry said in a joint statement.
Israel and Lebanon have no official ties and tensions have been rising on the Israel-Lebanon border recently. Enditem
稿件二译文
详讯：黎巴嫩首都爆炸已造成至少73人死亡、3000人受伤
新华社贝鲁特8月5日电 当地时间星期二，黎巴嫩首都贝鲁特发生两起巨大爆炸，造成至少73人死亡、3000人受伤。
当地时间下午6点10分左右（格林威治时间16点10分），贝鲁特港口发生爆炸，整座城市的建筑随之摇晃，造成大量人员伤亡，大量建筑受损。
随着统计工作的进行，预计伤亡人数还会上升。当地媒体持续公布数百名失踪人员姓名，希望能帮助其家人找到遇难亲人。
目前爆炸原因仍不清楚，但黎巴嫩看守政府内政部长穆罕默德·法赫米说，爆炸可能由港口区储存的易爆化学品引起。
“必须询问海关当局在贝鲁特港储存这些化学品的原因，”法赫米说。
事件调查组预计将于五天内公布这场灾难的真正原因。
黎巴嫩总理哈桑·迪亚卜在爆炸发生后宣布星期三为全国哀悼日，以悼念遇难者。
同时，迪亚卜呼吁友好国家帮助黎巴嫩克服这场灾难带来的影响。
黎巴嫩总统米歇尔·奥恩召集最高国防委员会召开紧急会议，该委员会星期二晚宣布贝鲁特为受灾城市，并敦促内阁尽快宣布该市进入为期两周的紧急状态。
最高国防委员会还敦促内阁为医院拨款帮助治疗伤者，与所有友好国家取得联系寻求支持，并设立基金为受灾者提供补偿款。
委员会建议将房屋被毁的家庭安置在学校，同时进口玻璃等原材料，并控制修复受损房屋所需材料的价格。
迪亚卜在会议上强调，要严惩造成灾难的责任方。他指出，储存2700吨易爆化学品硝酸铵致人民生命安全于不顾，令人无法接受。
黎巴嫩内阁将于星期三举行会议，讨论最高国防委员会的建议，并宣布应对当前危机的新措施。
爆炸发生后，多国对黎巴嫩施以援手。黎巴嫩本已受到新冠肺炎疫情和经济危机双重困扰，爆炸事件进一步使其面临的困难陡然加剧。
据黎巴嫩电视台报道，伊拉克和卡塔尔星期三将向黎巴嫩派遣野战医院部队。法国总统马克龙在与奥恩通电话时也承诺将向黎巴嫩提供支援。
伊朗外交部长扎里夫通过其官方推特账号说，伊朗准备向黎巴嫩提供帮助。
“我们的思念和祈祷与伟大而坚强的黎巴嫩人民同在。伊朗一如既往地准备以任何必要的方式提供援助，”扎里夫说。
他还说：“黎巴嫩，要坚强。”
伊朗外交部发言人阿巴斯·穆萨维也就该事件对黎巴嫩政府和人民表示同情，并宣布准备向黎巴嫩提供帮助。
穆萨维在一份声明中说，伊朗对该爆炸“深感悲痛”，并“在这一困难时刻向黎巴嫩国家和政府表示声援”。
土耳其外交部对爆炸造成的大量人员伤亡和经济损失表示哀悼。两名土耳其公民在该爆炸中受轻伤。
土耳其外交部在一份书面声明中说：“我们希望上帝怜悯那些遇难者，我们呼吁紧急医治伤者，并向黎巴嫩人民、朋友和兄弟们表示哀悼。”
埃及总统塞西就这起致命爆炸事件向黎巴嫩表示哀悼，并祝愿伤者早日康复。
塞西在其脸书官方页面上写道：“对于今天发生在黎巴嫩首都贝鲁特的惨痛爆炸，我向黎巴嫩政府和人民表示诚挚的哀悼和同情。”
巴勒斯坦总统阿巴斯星期二表示，巴方准备尽其所能向黎巴嫩提供支持，帮助黎巴嫩从这场悲剧中恢复过来，同时向遇难者家属表示慰问。
巴勒斯坦总理伊什塔耶在一份新闻声明中说，巴方“准备尽其所能”，立即提供任何所需要的援助。
巴勒斯坦解放组织执行委员会成员哈南·阿什拉维也对这场“毁灭性的悲剧”表示悲痛，并希望贝鲁特能够战胜这场灾难。
在加沙地带，伊斯兰哈马斯领导人伊斯梅尔·哈尼亚同奥恩总统通电话，表示在当前严峻形势下支持黎巴嫩。
以色列也罕见地就爆炸事件向黎巴嫩提供了人道主义援助。
“以色列通过国际安全和政治因素解决了黎巴嫩问题，并向黎巴嫩政府提供了医疗人道主义援助，”以色列外交部和国防部在一份联合声明中说。
以色列和黎巴嫩未曾官方建交，近期两国边界紧张局势不断升级。
稿件三
Xinhua Headlines: Deadly explosions deal another blow to Lebanon amid COVID-19 pandemic
BEIRUT, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Two huge explosions rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 100 people and injuring 4,000 others in a toll that officials expect to rise.
The international community has expressed solidarity and sympathy with Lebanon over the deadly explosions as rescue workers continued their search for people missing under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
DEADLY EXPLOSIONS
The blasts hit the Port of Beirut at around 6:10 p.m. local time (1610 GMT), shaking buildings all over the city, shattering glass in most areas, damaging vehicles on the streets, while causing massive casualties and damage.
Hours after the explosions, the capital witnessed the Lebanese Red Cross and Civil Defense teams rushing to the site to rescue those buried in the rubble, ambulances shuttling between hospitals to deliver the injured, and local residents walking through the streets searching for relatives.
Local hospitals, having reached their capacity in a short time, urged the public to donate blood to save the injured.
Many of the injured are still without treatment, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan said.
The number of casualties is expected to rise as the counting continues. Local media outlets have been announcing the names of hundreds of people still missing, in the hope of helping their families find them.
The causes of the blasts remained unknown, but Interior Minister Mohammad Fahmi said the 2,700 tons of explosive chemicals stored at Port of Beirut may have led to the explosions.
"Customs authorities must be asked about the reasons behind storing such chemical materials at Port of Beirut," Fahmi said.
Investigations into the explosions are expected to reveal the real causes of the disaster within five days.
Following the explosions, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab immediately declared Wednesday a national mourning day for the victims.
President Michel Aoun also called an emergency meeting of the Higher Defense Council, which later on Tuesday urged the Lebanese cabinet to announce a state of emergency in the city for two weeks.
The council also urged the cabinet to allocate funds for hospitals to help them treat the injured, and to contact all friendly countries to seek support and set up a fund to provide compensations for those affected by the disaster.
The Lebanese cabinet is expected to hold a meeting on Wednesday to look into the proposal by the Higher Defense Council and announce new measures to deal with the current crisis.
HELPING HANDS
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday sent his condolences to the families of the victims, adding the organization "remains committed to supporting Lebanon at this difficult time, and is actively assisting in the response to this incident."
World Health Organization spokesperson Inas Hamam told Russian media outlet Sputnik on Tuesday that the organization is sending trauma kits containing emergency medical supplies and surgery kits to Lebanon.
"Our hearts and prayers are with all those affected, and we continue our mission to ensure the wellbeing of all people in Lebanon and across the region," Hamam said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to Aoun, extending profound condolences to the victims and conveying heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved families and the injured.
Al-Jadeed TV reported that Iraq and Qatar will send field hospitals to Lebanon on Wednesday, while French President Emmanuel Macron, in a phone call with Aoun, promised to send support for Lebanon on Wednesday.
In a rare move, Israel on Tuesday offered humanitarian aid to Lebanon over the explosions.
"Israel addressed Lebanon through international security and political elements and offered the Lebanese government medical humanitarian assistance," Israel's Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry said in a joint statement.
Israel and Lebanon have no official ties and tensions have been rising on the Israel-Lebanon border recently.
GRAVE CONSEQUENCE
The explosions have dealt another huge blow to Lebanon, which is struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Arab country, with a high population density of some 667 people per square km, has so far registered more than 5,000 COVID-19 cases, with over 60 deaths.
It reopened briefly on Tuesday for two days before starting another five-day lockdown in an attempt to restrict the spread of the virus.
Additionally, the economic slowdown in Lebanon, which has already prompted thousands of companies and businesses to shut down and caused high unemployment and poverty rates given the decreasing job opportunities, might also get much worse following the explosions.
According to a report in July by online independent newspaper Elnashra, the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers estimated that 150,000 Lebanese lost their jobs in 2020 amid the current economic deterioration.
The Lebanese government has so far been incapable of implementing necessary reforms, including a forensic audit which will highlight the sources of money squandering in the country, to unlock international aid from the International Monetary Fund.
This has led to renewed nationwide protests against the government following the easing of anti-coronavirus measures.
While the international community is focusing on the rising number of the dead and injured in the explosions, concerns are growing over their effects on food security, as the blasts have flattened several ports in the capital, including the Port of Beirut, the country's largest, making it harder for Lebanon to import food, fuel and other much-needed supplies.
According to local media reports, Lebanon imports as much as 80 percent of its food needs and relies heavily on imported soft wheat.
The country's major grain silo in the capital was also damaged, and all the wheat stored at the facility has been "contaminated," Lebanon's state-run National News Agency quoted Minister of Economy and Trade Raoul Nehme as saying. Enditem
稿件三译文
新华全媒头条：爆炸和疫情对黎巴嫩造成双重伤害
新华社贝鲁特8月5日电 黎巴嫩首都贝鲁特星期二发生两起巨大爆炸，造成至少100人死亡、4000人受伤。官方预计伤亡人数还会继续上升。
当地救援队伍正全力以赴在倒塌建筑瓦砾下搜救失踪人员。与此同时，国际社会对该起致命爆炸表示同情，并承诺施以援手。
（小标题）致命爆炸
当地时间下午6时10分左右（格林威治时间16点10分），贝鲁特港口发生爆炸。整座城市的建筑都在摇晃，大部分地区的建筑物玻璃被震碎，街道上的车辆受损严重，爆炸造成大量人员伤亡和财产损失。
爆炸发生数小时后，现场一片狼藉。黎巴嫩红十字会和民防队匆匆赶往事发地点，营救被困人员；救护车穿梭于各家医院，运送伤者；当地居民在街上四处搜寻失散亲属。
贝鲁特医疗系统短时间内达到饱和，各大医院纷纷呼吁公众献血以挽救伤者。
黎巴嫩看守政府卫生部长哈马德·哈桑表示，多名伤者目前仍未得到救治。
随着统计工作的进行，预计伤亡人数还会上升。当地媒体持续公布数百名失踪人员姓名，希望能帮助其家人找到遇难亲属。
目前爆炸原因仍不清楚，但黎巴嫩看守政府内政部长穆罕默德·法赫米说，爆炸可能由港口区储存的2700吨易爆化学品引起。
“必须询问海关当局在贝鲁特港储存这些化学品的原因，”法赫米说。
事件调查组预计将于五天内公布这场灾难的真正原因。
爆炸发生后，黎巴嫩总理哈桑·迪亚卜立即宣布星期三为全国哀悼日，以悼念遇难者。
黎巴嫩总统米歇尔·奥恩召集最高国防委员会召开紧急会议，该委员会星期二晚宣布贝鲁特为受灾城市，并敦促内阁尽快宣布该市进入为期两周的紧急状态。
委员会还敦促内阁为医院拨款帮助治疗伤者，与所有友好国家取得联系寻求支持，并设立基金为受灾者提供补偿款。
黎巴嫩内阁将于星期三举行会议，讨论最高国防委员会的建议，并宣布应对当前危机的新措施。
（小标题）援助之手
联合国秘书长古特雷斯向遇难者家属致以慰问，并表示联合国“在这一艰难时刻坚定不移支持黎巴嫩，并正在积极协助黎应对该爆炸事件。”
世界卫生组织发言人伊纳斯·哈玛姆星期二接受俄罗斯卫星网采访时表示，该组织正向黎巴嫩发送治疗伤者的急需医疗用品及外科包。
“我们的心和祈祷与所有受影响的人同在。我们将继续履行自己的使命，以确保黎巴嫩和整个地区人民的福祉，”哈玛姆说。
中国国家主席习近平就爆炸事件向黎巴嫩总统奥恩致慰问电，对遇难者表示深切的哀悼，向伤者和遇难者家属致以诚挚的慰问。
据黎巴嫩电视台报道，伊拉克和卡塔尔星期三将向黎巴嫩派遣野战医院部队。法国总统马克龙在与奥恩通电话时，也承诺将向黎巴嫩提供支援。
以色列也罕见地就爆炸事件向黎巴嫩提供了人道主义援助。
“以色列通过国际安全和政治渠道与黎巴嫩进行了接触，并向黎巴嫩政府提供了医疗人道主义援助，”以色列外交部和国防部在一份联合声明中说。
以色列和黎巴嫩尚未正式建交，近期两国边界紧张局势不断升级。
（小标题）双重伤害
这起爆炸事件进一步打击了本已受到新冠肺炎疫情困扰的黎巴嫩。
黎巴嫩人口密度高，每平方公里约有667人。至今为止，黎巴嫩累计确诊病例已超过5000例，死亡逾60例。
黎巴嫩宣布将短暂解除封锁两天，随后立即重启为期五天的封锁，以遏制病毒传播。
此外，这次爆炸也让该国经济雪上加霜。此前，黎巴嫩经济危机已经导致数千家企业关门，失业率和贫困率双双增加。
黎巴嫩Elnashra新闻门户网站7月一份报告显示，黎巴嫩工人总联合会估计，由于经济恶化，2020年已有15万黎巴嫩人失业。
到目前为止，黎巴嫩政府未能实施必要的改革，包括一项聚焦国家各项资金流向的司法审计，以获得国际货币基金组织援助。这导致该国放宽疫情防控措施后，全国范围内一度再次出现针对政府的抗议活动。
国际社会在关注爆炸后不断上升的伤亡人数的同时，也愈发担心该事件对当地粮食安全产生的影响。爆炸几乎夷平了贝鲁特港，使该国的食品、燃料和其他急需物资的进口变得更加困难。
据当地媒体报道，黎巴嫩全国80%的粮食需求都需要从国外购买，且严重依赖进口小麦。
黎巴嫩国家通讯社援引看守政府经贸部长拉乌尔·尼迈的话说，该国位于首都的主要粮仓也遭到破坏，储存在该设施内的所有小麦都已被“污染”。（完）
