Damage Assessment in the Housing Sector: Around 40,000 Housing Units Affected in Just 35 Days

From National Center for Natural Hazards & Early Warning Website [Link]

Unprecedented Escalation: ~40,000 Housing Units Damaged in Only 35 Days

As part of ongoing efforts to monitor and document the systematic destruction and escalating attacks on Lebanon, the National Council for Scientific Research – Lebanon (CNRS-L), through the National Center for Natural Hazards and Early Warning (NCNE), presents its latest assessment of damage in the housing sector.

Key Findings (over approximately 35 days of the latest escalation):

1. Around 40,000 housing units have been completely destroyed or severely damaged
2. This represents approximately 16% of the total damage recorded during previous phases of the war
   (from October 2023 to November 27, and from November 27 to March 2026)

Most Affected Areas:

1. Southern Suburbs of Beirut — highest level of damage
2. Nabatieh District
3. Bint Jbeil District
4. Tyre (Sour) District

These figures reflect a significant acceleration in the pace of destruction, with a large portion of cumulative damage occurring within a very short timeframe.

The data is based on national monitoring platforms operated by CNRS-L, which rely on:

• Remote sensing
• Artificial intelligence
• Crowdsourcing
• Field verification
• Advanced data analysis

This ensures accurate, evidence-based reporting.

This work goes beyond numbers and contributes to:

1. Supporting national and international reporting
2. Guiding evidence-based recovery planning
3. Enhancing accountability through scientific documentation
4. Enabling rapid damage assessment

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