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    Samer Halwany
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    There Was A Thunderstorm Last Night And This Is How People In Beirut Reacted

    By Souad LazkaniNovember 2, 2020
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    Last night was a sleepless night for many residents in Beirut. Around 3 AM, the city woke up to its first thunderstorm since the August 4 explosion.

    That first thunder in Beirut after the explosion wasn’t that smooth.
    At all.

    — Phil (@Phil_Yacoub) November 2, 2020

    People lied awake shaken by the deafening sounds crashing from the sky. After every flash of light, they recoiled at the loud boom that sent them back to that traumatic event.

    Mustering up the courage to face the next massive rumble, residents found comfort in knowing they were not alone when they took to social media to share their thoughts and experiences:

    They were sure it was another explosion, but it was just thunder:

    Woke up to the thunderstorm in Beirut 100% convinced the city got blown up again. Apparently the fear of loud noises goes deeper than I thought. No more sleep for me tonight!

    — Finbar Anderson (@andfinbar) November 2, 2020

    “Earphones in, sound on” to avoid the fearful flashbacks…

    Thunder in #Beirut so loud & intense right now it sounds-no exaggeration-like a string of airstrikes. Given the blast, half asleep, automatically took cover away from windows. I’m sure few in the city are sleeping. Many homes have no windows& aren’t fixed. (Earphones in,sound on) pic.twitter.com/adA6mqdo0u

    — Bel Trew (@Beltrew) November 2, 2020

    They realized the unknown extent of their trauma:

    https://twitter.com/MonaaaSalemmm/status/1323081621512343554?s=20

    Even the pets didn’t take it well…

    Many of us in #Beirut won't be getting any sleep tonight as the season's first thunder storm brings unwelcome explosion flashbacks. We're sitting in a corner, the dogs shaking and clutched against me, as massive peals of thunder crash through the sky.

    — Leila Molana-Allen (@Leila_MA) November 2, 2020

    Even those who normally like thunder had a hard time getting through the night:

    https://twitter.com/mhijazi/status/1323171194351374336?s=20

    Remembering whose fault it is that they were even awake and afraid:

    Dramatic #thunderstorm all night, truly terrifying after August 4th. Surely today no road safety measures & flooding neighborhoods with 300,000 homes destroyed. #PTSD & rage together over our criminal negligent politicians #beirutexplosion #Thunder #BeirutBlast #Beirut #Lebanon

    — Carmen Geha (@CarmenGeha) November 2, 2020

    There was nothing to do but be reassured that everything was okay:

    https://twitter.com/polleksandra/status/1323076584589451272?s=20

    Obviously, the people in Beirut haven’t healed from the trauma of the explosion that is too fresh in their mind, especially that there have been other incidents that followed, and nothing from the authority to reassure them that things are under control, that the criminals of the explosion were caught, and that they are safe in their city.

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