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Beirut blast: a year on, vulnerable residents struggle to rebuild

Beirut blast: a year on, vulnerable residents struggle to rebuild

TIMOUR AZHARI SYRIAN refugee Waad Hariri is still trying to rebuild her life a year after Beirut's massive port blast tore through her apartment, injuring her husband and traumatising her children. In the weeks that followed the August 2020 explosion, the family faced another sharp blow: the loss of their home. A series of eviction attempts - often targeting refugee and migrant tenants - took place in the aftermath of the deadly August 4 blast, highlighting a lack of state protection for vulnerable groups during the disaster response effort, critics said. "We've lost the community we lived in for 10…
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No happy anniversary for bride caught up in Beirut blast

No happy anniversary for bride caught up in Beirut blast

YARA ABI NADER and ALAA KANAAN IT should have been the happiest of times, but Lebanese doctor Israa Seblani does not even have a photograph of her wedding on display as the memories are so painful. She was standing radiant in a white gown and headdress in a square in Beirut last August 4, the day she married businessman Ahmad Subeih, when the scene was shattered by a deafening roar as a powerful shockwave nearly blew her off her feet. The video was seen round the world - one heart-stopping moment among many families' stories on the day a huge…
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