George and Amal Clooney donate $100K to Lebanon-based charities following deadly blast in Beirut that killed at least 135 people and left 5,000 hurt
George and Amal Clooney donated $100K to Lebanon-based charities following deadly blast that killed at least 135 people and left 5,000 hurt in Beirut, where Amal was born.
‘We’re both deeply concerned for the people of Beirut and the devastation they’ve faced in the last few days,’ the couple said Thursday in a statement. ‘Three charitable organizations we’ve found are providing essential relief on the ground: the Lebanese Red Cross, Impact Lebanon, and Baytna Baytak.’
The Oscar-winner, 59, and human rights attorney, 42, added that they’ll ‘be donating $100,000 to these charities and hope that others will help in any way they can.’
The latest: George and Amal Clooney donated $100K to Lebanon-based charities following deadly blast that killed at least 135 people and left 5,000 hurt in Beirut, where Amal was born. The pair was snapped last year in London
Amal was initially born in Beirut, and lived there until she was two, when he family departed the country amid the Lebanese Civil War. Amal was raised in England and attended Oxford University.
The A-list actor and the beauty initially crossed paths in 2013 and exchanged vows the following year. They’re parents to three-year-old twins Ella and Alexander.
The donations came days after an explosion in the city’s port area that people felt from 150 miles away, decimating nearby blocks, buildings and structures.
Lebanon’s intelligence agency head Abbas Ibrahim, according to the AP , said one possibility of a cause was improperly stored hazardous materials.
Generous: The Oscar-winner, 59, and human rights attorney, 42, added that they’ll ‘be donating $100,000 to these charities and hope that others will help in any way they can.
Tragic: Relief efforts underway in Beirut following the deadly explosion
Prime Minister Hassan Diab told his citizens that a ‘dangerous warehouse’ that has been in business since 2014 was at the epicenter of the explosion, according to the the BBC.
‘I have never in my life seen a disaster this big,’ Lebanese health minister Hamad Hasan said in the wake of the explosion, which left 250,000 homeless, the Sun / reported.
Other celebs stateside who have acknowledged the tragedy include Salma Hayek, Naomi Campbell, Ariana Grande, Kate Hudson and Heidi Klum.