Friday, March 4, 2016

Horrifying photos of the "river" of garbage plaguing Beirut

Beirut trash


The capital of Lebanon is being flooded by a literal pile of garbage.


A river of refuse, which snakes through Beirut’s suburb of Jdeideh, has been building there since the city’s main landfill shut down last July.


Here’s a glimpse of the stinking problem:


(Images and some captions from Reuters)


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The problem started last July, when city authorities shut down the main landfill without opening an alternative dumping site.



Source: Reuters, CNN






Residents opened a makeshift dump in the yard of a residential building, and it’s only been growing since then.



Source: Reuters, CNN






Experts say the trash crisis is a symptom of bigger problems for the country, many of which have worsened since the civil war in neighboring Syria began.



Source: Reuters







Horrifying photos of the "river" of garbage plaguing Beirut
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