People have blamed government negligence, corruption and mismanagement for the blast
Earlier on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron also visited the city and said Lebanon needed to see"profound change" from authorities.Media playback is unsupported on your deviceA city of sirens, empty buildings and empty streetsThis port was Lebanon's lifeline to the whole world. Something like 80% of the country's grain came through here. The grain silos, which were built way back when, are teetering. Just beyond there I can see a ship listing heavily.
The thing that really strikes me is how enormously stupid it was, what criminal negligence it took to leave this highly explosive material right in the very heart of this city, within yards of people, their homes, their businesses. And the authorities here knew - they had been warned that these chemicals were dangerous and that they were a great risk to Beirut and Lebanon.
Genius...🤣🤣🤣
call the russians.
BEYRUT X-PLOWSHUN: 300’000 LEVT OMELEZZ, 135 DED AN FEWD ZSTAWK’Z DE-ZSTROYED! 5’000 PEEPULL VWERE VWUNDED, OVR- VWELMYNG OZSPYTUL’Z! “CAWZSE CUWD B X-PLOWZSYVE’Z ZSUBZSTUNCE’Z ZSTORED ATT VWAYREOUZSE’Z ZSYNCE 2014! 2700 TUWNE’Z UV UMMO- NYA NYTRAYTE
As I tweeted earlier, the best course for the short term would be for the current government to step down and allow France to take over administration to oversee rebuilding. It's a better choice than more extreme influences in the area to moving in at this vulnerable time.
pile it on - it's 2020
That is Lebanon for you.
More Dancing Israelis...?
I can't really blame them. I mean, it's making a bad situation worse but I would be mad as hell!
why？？？？？？？
Why? 🤣 there’s a pandemic
I feel their anger, but not exactly the best time. I wouldnt be surprised if it is the ones that dont want unity that are fueling this.
Shit!
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