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BBC OS Conversations: The Beirut Explosion

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BBC OS Conversations: After the Beirut Explosion

09/08/2020 GMT

The Beirut Explosion

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We speak to people in Beirut following a massive explosion at its port

Beirut has been left destroyed by this week’s massive explosion: more than a hundred are dead; thousands injured and hundreds of thousands have been left homeless. It has devastated lives, belongings, buildings, businesses… the country. Lebanon was already struggling from challenges on several fronts, including covid-19. With many questions still to be answered, it is unclear what the longer term effect of this week’s tragedy will be. 

Nuala McGovern has been talking to people in Beirut. Among her conversations, she has been hearing from eye witnesses who experienced the blast, three young adults who share their fears for the future of Lebanon, and the doctor who helped a mother give birth after the hospital was badly hit by the blast.

(Photo: Woman wearing a protective face mask views the damage near the site of blast in Beirut, Lebanon August 7, 2020. Credit: Reuters/Aziz Taher)

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