[azureel]

I think the main issue here is: budget.

Lebanon is in severe economic crisis. And that effects everything, especially government spending.

You say, "a demo expert should oversee storage of these stuff appropriately", well that means hiring an expert. Or "use a professional repair crew"; that means protective gear, removal of explosives around, special cold-welding equipment; and all these require budget.

Hiring 2 immigrant welders for a week = 200 dollars (and I’m being extremely generous here). Versus taking all the security measures and use protective gear to do things right = 20.000 dollars.

I believe there are more and more bad things on the way for Lebanon. A major electricity outage, or a leak in a chemical plant, or a bridge collapsing... All due to maintenance problems, might be just around the corner.

[ronyfadel]

AN has been stored since 2013, economic crisis hit in late 2019. 20,000 dollars is nothing for the port authority, and the cost of storing the 2755 tons of AN in prime commercial real estate (Beirut port) is much higher to the cost of disposing it. The issue is corruption, ignorance, apathy, lack of good governance.