Devastated Beirut unlikely to be rebuilt as costs put at $15bn
With thousands injured and dozens still missing in the rubble, desperate locals beg French President Emmanuel Macron for ‘regime change’
07 August 2020 - 13:36
Beirut — Beirut residents began trying to rebuild their shattered lives on Friday after the biggest blast in the Lebanese capital’s history tore into the city, killing at least 154 and leaving the heavily indebted nation with another huge reconstruction bill.
The search for those missing since Tuesday’s blast intensified overnight, as rescuers sifted rubble in a frantic race to find anyone still alive after the explosion smashed a swathe of the city and sent shock waves around the region...
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