Winter rains in Beirut finish off blast-ravaged homes

Beirut (AFP) Nov 8, 2020

Norma Mnassakh was leaving her apartment in the Lebanese capital when a cloud of dust suddenly billowed from the Ottoman-era building next door. The abandoned home with its popular ground-floor ice cream shop had been severely damaged in the colossal August 4 explosion at the nearby Beirut port. Now, heavy rainfall has just about finished off the job. "I was born and raised here. Th