Claudette Halabi cried out from beneath the rubble of her house for an hour before she died. Khawand, born 40 years ago in the same neighborhood, stayed up all night for the rescue operation. Four died in that building alone, among them Claudette, a widow in her 70s he knew since he was a kid.
Claudette Halabi cried out from beneath the rubble of her house for an hour before she died. The neighbors couldn't save her.
The warehouse explosion killed at least 172 people, wounded thousands and ravaged entire districts. It shattered walls and ripped out balconies in Karantina, a neglected part of the capital. At the church cemetery, the blast blew the doors off family mausoleums, sending up a stench that encircled mourners.Like many Lebanese, he blamed the sectarian elite that has ruled since the war for pushing the country to ruin.
The shockwaves brought doors, closets and chairs crashing on his daughter, Patricia, 25. She had traveled to Beirut for her sister's wedding, and her broken bones will take months to recover.
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