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Beirut explosion: What help is needed?

International donors have pledged almost $300bn in aid for Lebanon five days after the explosion which devastated a swathe of Beirut.

But there have been more clashes in the Lebanese capital. Protesters are angry about perceived government corruption and incompetence which they say led to the blast in the port. So what is needed now to help the people of Beirut?

Rona Halabi is a spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Lebanon.

(Picture: Lebanon after the devastating explosion in the port, August 2020. Credit: Reuters)

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