US plans to give 17 million in initial disaster relief after massive explosion in Beirut

This past Tuesday the port in Beirut, Lebanon, experienced a massive explosion that left 150 dead, thousands injured, and a large portion of their city completely demolished. At first Trump claimed he had received info that it was an “attack” but since then his staff have said that it wasn’t. Trump concluded the week with saying something to the extent of, who knows what happened–but it sounds terrible. The US is planning to give the city over $17 million in initial disaster relief, for food aid, medical supplies and financial assistance.

Source: Yahoo News