Miracle couple return to Bray
NEWLY-WEDS Anthony and Maria Clery have returned to Bray to rebuild their lives after being caught up in an horrific explosion in Beirut last month.
The couple had a miraculous escape from injury, with their apartment just 0.6 of a kilometre away from the blast site on August 4.
However the couple, who married just days before the explosion, have since moved back to Anthony’s native Bray as they try to put their lives back together.
Anthony said the devastation in the aftermath of the explosion was very far reaching.
‘Overall, the devastation is huge. Some buildings will never be properly restored. The city is already in a huge economic crisis so the damage will take years to recover from.’
‘Hopefully it is the worst thing we will go through together’, said Maria.
A newly married couple have returned to Bray after an explosion in Beirut last month nearly cost them their lives.
Anthony Clery and his wife Maria had a miraculous escape from injury, with their apartment just 0.6 of a kilometre away from the blast site on August 4.
Speaking to the Bray People just days after the explosion Anthony said they were still in shock.
However the newly weds have since moved back to Anthony’s native Bray as they try to put their lives back together.
Speaking on national radio the Anthony said the devastation in the aftermath of the explosion was very far reaching.
‘Overall the devastation is huge. Some buildings will never be properly restored. The city is already in a huge economic crisis so the damage will take years to recover from.’
Maria said while she is liking life in Bray she is finding it cold!
She also said that cause of the explosion is not yet determined.
‘ You do think why us but not only why us - why the whole city. The magnitude of it is crazy. I had initially thought it was an act of terrorism and they still haven’t ruled that out.’
Maria said that her cleaner was working in the apartment at the time of the explosion and ‘ took me to the corridor’ saving her life.
Their apartment was severely damaged in the blast, which emanated from a building at the port.
Anthony suffered cuts and lacerations and said there are still fragments of glass embedded in his foot, more than five weeks later.
The couple’s apartment was severely damaged in the blast, which emanated from a building at the port.
They had got married just days before the disaster in Beirut and were looking forward to their new life together.
However now they have returned to Bray to embark on a different path.
Anthony is still working remotely for the company he had been with as his location is immaterial to his workload and Maria remains upbeat.
‘Hopefully it is the worst
thing we will through together.’
Anthony said the couple are still experiencing effects from the blasts.
‘We are both still jumpy if we hear loud noises. There was a thunderstorm recently and it brought back bad memories but hopefully it is something that we can move on from.’
Maria said that many of the people she knew in Beirut are now anxious to escape the city.
‘It’s like people have lost a bit of hope and that is sad for me.’