They say were kept in unsafe conditions for years at the port several officials are now under house arrest. Lebanons main grain silo was destroyed at the port leaving less than one months reserve spokesman for the u. N. Says the damage to the port of beirut does pose a major humanitarian challenge for both lebanon and other parts of the region. We expect that the damage to the port will significantly exacerbate the economic and Food Security situation in lebanon which imports about 85 percent of its food. Our colleagues at the office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs also expect that this will of affect our ability to provide aid to syria because the port in beirut was one of the ways that we should be in need and of course we also use the airports so well need to find alternate plans but 1st joe will need to do a Damage Assessment and see what is needed. To repair the port and to go about our operations help is arriving Turkey Russia qatar iran and the European Union are am
National salvage National Rescue we need to be part of the people so i declare today the resignation of this government god bless lebanon and the headlines and us president of the trumps Coronavirus Briefing was interrupted by a shooting outside the white house a secret Service Agent i should trump out of the room the president then returned a few minutes later to continue the briefing dismissing concerns about children going back to school theres been a recent report by a medical association which says more than 97000 children tested positive for 19 in just the last 2 weeks of joined by the president resumed his briefing. Within minutes of the incident here is more from mike hanna. Pully repeated the questionable claims that the United States leads the worlds in its rate of testing that despite the fact that the number of cases has now gone past the 5000000 mark he continues to insist that is administration is doing better than anybody in the world in terms of combat in the virus this
Before sunset on tuesday highly explosive material stored at a warehouse at beirut port cause the blast sending shock waves across the city now in ruins. Almost every building has been damaged many are dead thousands are injured and hundreds are missing rescue workers worked through the night and into the morning as people and bodies were feared trapped underneath the rubble telling them what. My husband is an employee at the Electricity Company he survived but his colleagues didnt there only now moving their bodies from under the rubble this is a country already reeling from a dire economic crisis where 50 percent of the population live below the poverty line its people are not in a position to cope with this disaster. Of the. Material losses are sad but its nothing compared to those who lost their lives this is my taxi its my livelihood and im still paying for it. Everyone has a story of survival or tragedy the damage spread several kilometers many are blaming those in power for the
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