At least 135 people have died after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday. The explosion measured 2.75 kilotons and to draw comparison to the Halifax Explosion of 1917, that explosion measured 2.9 kilotons. In the Halifax explosion, 1,963 people died and 9,000 were injured.
The following series of maps show the devastation area of the Beirut explosion if it happened in various Nova Scotia cities and towns.
We’ve included damage maps for:
- The provincial impact if the explosion had happend in Halifax Harbour.
- Halifax
- Sydney
- New Glasgow
- Truro
- Antigonish
- Bridgewater
- Amherst
- Wolfville
- Yarmouth
Provincial impact if the explosion had happened in Halifax Harbour
What the explosion would look like: Halifax
3 KM Red Zone: The explosion would have devastated much of the peninsula all the way to the Northwest Arm. The north end of Halifax and Dartmouth have been heavily damaged. The south end and downtown of Dartmouth would have been heavily damaged as well.
10 KM Blue Zone: Damage would have been reported as far away as Spryfield, Herring Cove, Clayton Park, Beechville, Burnside, Cole Harbour and Eastern Passage.
What the explosion would look like: Sydney
3 KM Red Zone: If the explosion had happened at the big fiddle, it would would have devastated all of downtown Sydney and Whitney Pier. Centre 200 and the Shopping Centre would be heavily damaged as well as other areas on the other side of the harbour like Westmount.
10 KM Blue Zone: Damage would have been reported in Sydney River, Coxheath, Howie Centre and as far away as North Sydney.
What the explosion would look like: New Glasgow
What the explosion would look like: Truro
What the explosion would look like: Antigonish
What the explosion would look like: Bridgewater
What the explosion would look like: Amherst
What the explosion would look like: Wolfville
3 KM Red Zone: If the explosion had happened in downtown Wolfville, the town would bave been devastated. Acadia University would have been destroyed. Heavy damage would be reported in Gaspereau, at Lightfoot and Wolfville, and Mercator Vineyard.
10 KM Blue Zone: Damage would be reported in New Minas, Avonport, Grand Pre and Canning.