This past Tuesday, an enormous explosion leveled parts of Beirut, Lebanon and killed over 100 people, while injuring well over 4,000 others. Authorities are insanely overwhelmed, and hospitals along with other critical facilities have been damaged. Here’s how you can help.

Seeing as the main support needed comes in the form of humanitarian aid and supplies for rescue missions to continue, the most help will come from donating, however there are other options for those who aren’t in a position to do so.

1. Donate

As stated above, the most help will definitely come from donating to a good cause. It is extremely important that donations go directly to NGO’s and non-profits only, seeing as many believe that the support will be in better hands with non-governmental organizations than it will with the Lebanese government.

The Lebanese Red Cross is now the main source of ambulance services all across Lebanon, and stated that every ambulance in North Lebanon, Bekaa, and South Lebanon would be dispatched to Beirut in order to treat the wounded and participate in search and rescue operations.

Impact Lebanon is a nonprofit that recently set up a crowdfunding campaign that is aiming to help organizations directly on the ground. The effort is also spreading information about those who are still missing after the explosion, and donated the first $100,000 to the Lebanese Red Cross.

Baytna Baytak is a charity that has been providing housing free of cost to health care workers during the Coronavirus pandemic, and now it has teamed up with Impact Lebanon to shelter anyone who has been displaced by the blast.

Other organizations and funds you can donate to include:

2. Sign Petitions for Aid

3. Be informed

In order to help you must be aware of what has happened and how you can make a positive impact in Lebanon! There are numerous social media accounts, news articles, and consistent updates on the subject all set up to spread the right information and help others better educate themselves on who needs help. Here are some social media accounts you can follow, or articles you can read on Lebanon’s last economic crisis:

4. Spread Important Information

With situations like these, many people go missing and shelter operations become overwhelmed. By spreading the right information regarding where to donate, who is missing, and how to help overall is crucial in order to help the outcome of this event.