A delegation of officials from Tripoli met with President Joseph Aoun in Baabda on Tuesday to discuss the city’s worsening crisis and the urgent financial support it requires.

The delegation briefed the president on the scale of devastation in Tripoli, emphasizing the chronic neglect the city has long faced and the immediate need for intervention. President Aoun responded swiftly, reaching out to international partners and funding agencies to secure assistance wherever possible.

“We felt a deep concern and genuine empathy regarding what the city is enduring,” the delegation said. “The president is closely monitoring the aftermath of the disaster and is following the steps announced yesterday by the Prime Minister’s office to ensure their implementation. He is also making calls to secure additional support.”

The delegation appealed to all individuals and organizations capable of helping to act without hesitation, warning that the situation is critical and that the scale of the disaster in the region is severe.

Tripoli Mayor Abdul Hamid Karimeh, who attended the meeting, said both President Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam had shown full seriousness in addressing the city’s crisis. He also announced that he would withdraw his resignation, which he had submitted shortly after the collapse of a building in Tripoli’s Bab Al-Tebbaneh neighborhood on Sunday.

“We see that the State is returning to Tripoli with a serious approach to its plan,” Karimeh said. “Today, we will begin implementing this plan by inspecting buildings that require immediate intervention and conducting a comprehensive survey of all buildings in Tripoli.”