Living in grief since Beirut explosion that killed their young daughter

Paul and Tracy Naggear at their house in Beit Mery in the mountains east of the Lebanese capital Beirut in front of a framed drawing for their late daughter Alexandra. Photos: AFP

Layal Abou Rahal Paul and Tracy Naggear have lived in grief since the massive explosion that tore through the Lebanese capital in 2020 killed their three-year-old daughter, and their anger boils over the stalled investigation.

The August 4 mega-blast, blamed on a fire that ignited tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser haphazardly stored for years at Beirut harbour, was one of the largest non-nuclear detonations ever recorded.