BEIRUT - French President Emmanuel Macron called for urgent support for Lebanon where he arrived on Thursday , two days after a devastating blast ripped through Beirut, killing 145 people and generating a seismic shock that was felt across the region.
"If these reforms are not made, Lebanon will continue to suffer," Mr Macron said after being met by his Lebanese counterpart, President Michel Aoun, at Beirut airport. With banks in crisis, a collapsing currency and one of the world's biggest debt burdens, Economy Minister Raoul Nehme said Lebanon had very limited resources to deal with the disaster, which by some estimates may have cost the nation up to US$15 billion . He said the country needed foreign aid.
"Our leaders are crooks and liars. I don't believe any investigation they will do. They destroyed the country and they're still lying to the people. Who are they kidding?" said Mr Jean Abi Hanna, 80, a retired port worker whose home was damaged and daughter and granddaughter injured in the blast.
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