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Environmental degradation exacerbates Lebanon’s crises
According to officials and experts, pollution in Lebanon has increased the population’s health and economic suffering.
Thursday 21/01/2021
A general view of the Bourj Hammoud fishing port, north of Beirut, in front of a large landfill dump (background). (AFP)
BEIRUT – The problem of environmental pollution in Lebanon, exacerbated by authorities’ neglect of the issue, is worsening.
The continued contamination of the Litani River, the longest river in the country, and the severe rise in the rate of air pollution, foretell an environmental disaster that could immensely burden the country that is already rocked by economic and political crises.