Families of those killed and injured in an explosion that laid parts of Lebanonās capital to waste are still looking for answers.
August 4 marks one year since a huge blast at Beirutās port devastated the city. More than 200 people were killed and thousands injured when ammonium nitrate stored at a warehouse ignited during a fire.
Al Jazeera correspondent Zeina Khodr witnessed the blast first-hand and has in recent months followed familiesā efforts to get justice for their loved ones. In a new film for The Full Report series ā āBeirutās Search For Answersā ā she examines the impact of Lebanonās worst peacetime disaster and the key questions that remain unanswered.
With parts of Beirut still lying derelict a year after the explosion and with many families still struggling to find places to live, Lebanon faces a host of other challenges. A currency crisis has seen the value of the Lebanese pound drop by more than 90 percent since 2019, immiserating millions of people. Food inflation has left families struggling to feed themselves. There are shortages of medicines and fuel needed to power water supply systems and generators. And Lebanonās political parties remain at odds over the makeup of a government, with recently approved prime minister-designate Najib Mikati now facing the unenviable task of forming a cabinet acceptable to all sides.
In this episode of The Stream weāll look at efforts to expose the truth about Lebanonās worst peacetime disaster as the country’s problems mount.
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