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Months after massive explosion, a worsening pandemic complicates Beirut's recovery
It's been six months since a massive fertilizer explosion at the Port of Beirut tore through the city, leaving hundreds dead and catastrophic destruction. Lebanon was already mired in a deep economic crisis before the blast, and is now experiencing another calamity with COVID-19. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports.
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A worsening pandemic complicates Beirut's recovery
Clip: 2/5/2021 | 6m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
It's been six months since a massive fertilizer explosion at the Port of Beirut tore through the city, leaving hundreds dead and catastrophic destruction. Lebanon was already mired in a deep economic crisis before the blast, and is now experiencing another calamity with COVID-19. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports.
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