'History’s biggest non-nuclear explosion': Beirut blast witness describes the horror

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On Tuesday afternoon social media was flooded with videos of a massive explosion that rocked Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Darren, Keri and Sky on East Coast Radio were unable to reach a correspondent in Lebanon due to the displacement of hundreds and thousands of people and the lack of infrastructure after the blast. Early on Thursday morning journalist, Hussein Yassine, was finally able to reach the show. Listen to his chilling account of the current situation in Lebanon: Famine, economic collapse and crippling corruption – The podcast with Hussein Yassine is available right now on ecr.co.za, select Darren, Keri and Sky’s show page or stream or download it on your preferred podcast platform– East Coast Radio – KZN’s Number 1 Hit Music Station.
6 Aug 2020 5AM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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