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Iraq to do inventory on all hazardous materials in its ports
6 August 2020 22:27 BST
In order to "avoid any repetition of what happened in Lebanon", Iraq announced on Thursday it will create an inventory of all hazardous materials at ports and airports.
An emergency committee led by the head of Iraq's border agency said it had been tasked with carrying out the job and had given itself 72 hours to complete it.
Iraq also said it would deliver shipments of oil and wheat to Lebanon after the blast had destroyed the port's silos, where some 15,000 tonnes of wheat were stored.