France's Macron, the first world leader to visit Beirut since Tuesday's explosion, said “Lebanon will continue to sink” without serious reform. 'We know the crisis here is serious, it involves the historic responsibility of leaders in place.'
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut on Thursday, following the deadly blast that killed at least 135 people and injured more than 5,000, and called for the country’s ruling elite to make urgent reforms.
“Beyond the blast, we know the crisis here is serious, it involves the historic responsibility of leaders in place,” Macron said, after being greeted in the former French colony by Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun. It is not clear what caused the blast, but Lebanese officials have blamed the explosion on 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive material that can also be used in bombs, which had been stored for six years in unsafe conditions at the port.
The destruction will further devastate the country, still scarred by a 15-year civil war that ended three decades ago, which is now reeling from an economic collapse and political gridlock, as well as a surge in coronavirus infections.Countries around the world are preparing to dispatch humanitarian aid and search-and-rescue teams. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged €33 million in emergency funding, with further support being considered.
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