French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he will travel to Beirut Thursday to “meet all political actors” in the wake of the blasts that devastated the Lebanese capital.
Macron is scheduled to meet his Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Hassan Diab, in addition to a number of senior officials to discuss the repercussions of the deadly explosion.
The French president announced that two military planes are prepared to be sent to Lebanon Wednesday with search and rescue experts, 15 tonnes of sanitary equipment and a mobile clinic equipped to treat 500 people injured in Tuesday's monster blast at Beirut port, the presidency said.
The planes will leave from Charles de Gaulle airport outside Paris around midday (1000 GMT) to arrive in Beirut late afternoon with 55 civil security personnel on board, it said.
More than 100 people were killed and more than 4,000 injured in the explosion, according to the Lebanese Red Cross.
Beirut’s governor said 300,000 people have been left homeless and damage is estimated at up to $5 billion.
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