Rescue operations are still underway in central Beirut, Lebanon in a hope to find more survivors trapped in the rubble after the deadliest air-attacks launched by Israel on Thursday.
At least 22 people were killed and over a hundred of others wounded in Beirut in the Israeli raids, the deadliest ones since Israel mounted massive air-strikes across Lebanon against what it claims are Hezbollah targets on Sept. 23.
During the offensives, an Israeli air raid hit a building in the heart of Beirut, triggering the highest casualties in a bombing inside the capital city and outside the stronghold of Hezbollah.
As the rescue operations are going on, the narrow roads around have made it extremely tough for the rescue teams to get the rubble out of this congested area.
Israel has claimed that it is targeting Hezbollah. However, civilians have borne much of the brunt.
"They claim they're assassinating someone here, but they and we know there are no militants, only families and children. Most of the residents of this building are those displaced from the South seeking safety here but were killed. This will make us stronger. We won't be weakened," said Ahmed, a Nuweiry District resident.
The attack on this area in the heart of Beirut is just another proof that for Lebanese, there is no safe place now.
The Israeli army has launched intensive attacks on Lebanon since late September in an escalation with Hezbollah, heightening concerns about a broader war as the conflict between Hamas and Israel continues in the Gaza Strip.
Rescue operations still underway after deadliest Israeli airstrikes on Beirut
World's largest 26-megawatt offshore wind turbine has been unveiled in east China's Fujian Province on Saturday, a fully domestically designed and manufactured unit which symbolizes a milestone achievement in the country's green energy development.
The 26-megawatt offshore wind turbine boasts remarkable dimensions. Its hub center is 185 meters high, equivalent to a 63-story residential building. The designed rotor diameter exceeds 310 meters, with a swept area exceeding 10 standard football fields, making it the largest turbine globally in terms of both capacity and size.
One of the key achievements of this project is the fully localized design and manufacturing.
"We have overcome the bottleneck of relying on imported bearings for direct-drive systems. We have achieved complete independence and control in both bearings' control systems and the supporting components. Whether in terms of technical specifications or efficiency and reliability, we are at the forefront of the world," said Wang Jun, vice general manager of the Dongfang Electric Corporation, the manufacturer.
The turbine is designed specifically for medium- to high-wind-speed offshore areas. With an average wind speed of 10 meters per second, a single unit can generate 100 million kilowatt-hours of clean energy annually.
With high efficiency, this turbine is enough to power 55,000 households for a year, saving more than 30,000 tons of standard coal and cutting carbon dioxide emissions by over 80,000 tons.
"In a 500-megawatt offshore wind project, using a 26-megawatt turbine compared to an 18-megawatt turbine would reduce the total number of turbines by over 30 percent and lower the cost per kilowatt-hour by more than 10 percent. This offers strong equipment support for achieving cost parity in offshore wind power," said Wang.
China completes building world’s largest 26-MW offshore wind turbine
