UN tries to sort out hazardous waste in Beirut blast

Geneva (AFP) Aug 14, 2020

A UN agency said Friday it is trying to determine what kind of hazardous debris landed across Beirut after the catastrophic port explosion and how to clean it up safely. The United Nations Development Programme said it also wanted to find out how much the August 4 blast in the Lebanese capital may have polluted the Mediterranean Sea. "Within seconds, Beirut was covered in layers and laye