“Beirut is gone.” Many residents emerging from the aftermath of a massive explosion that obliterated Beirut's port and sent a tide of destruction across the Lebanese capital blame the catastrophe on decades of corruption and neglect.
The scene of the explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut is seen through a damaged apartment in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Prime Minister Hassan Diab, in a short televised speech, has appealed to all countries and friends of Lebanon to extend help to the small nation, saying: "We are witnessing a real catastrophe."
Elegant stone buildings, fashionable shopping districts and long stretches of the famed seaside promenade were reduced to rubble within seconds of Tuesday’s blast.appeared to have been caused by a blaze at a fireworks warehouse that ignited a stockpile of ammonium nitrate “Beirut is gone” said Mohammed Saad, an out-of-town driver making his way through the mangled streets.
“I have nowhere to go,” a woman said as she wept in what remained of her home in Gemayzeh. “What am I supposed to do?” she screamed into her mobile phone. “The political class must go. This country is becoming totally hopeless,” she said. “It cannot get worse.”
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