President Emmanuel Macron of France was mobbed by protesters calling for change after arriving in Beirut Thursday, as loved ones of the missing gathered around the site of Tuesday's massive explosion
President Emmanuel Macron of France was mobbed by protesters calling for change after arriving in Beirut Thursday, as loved ones of the missing gathered around the site of Tuesday's massive explosion.
He also spoke of the need for significant reforms to Lebanese society, saying"if these reforms are not made, Lebanon will continue to sink." Corruption has long been seen as a principal reason for Lebanon's recent woes, which saw the country become the first in the Middle East to enter hyperinflation. Mismanagement by the current leadership and Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed group that forms part of the Lebanese government, has long been a source of frustration, according to Roy Badaro, a Lebanese economist."There is always something about money and power in Lebanon," he told ABC News.
"The blast left three hospitals in Beirut non-functional & two hospitals partially damaged, leaving many facilities overwhelmed with a critical gap in hospital bed capacity," the WHO posted on Twitter."Patients are being transferred to hospitals across the country, as far as south Saida & north Tripoli."
Lebanon is currently in a place of extreme financial difficulty, and with the health service already stretched by the coronavirus pandemic. The country has a population of 6 million, including 1.5 million Syrian refugees, according to UNICEF.
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