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‘Thousands of children going hungry’ a year after Beirut blast
Port explosion in Lebanon last year compounded an ongoing economic crisis made worse by the coronavirus pandemic.
The poorest families fell about 5.5 million Lebanese pounds ($3,652) short of the 6.1 million pounds ($4,050) needed monthly to afford basic goods, the report added.
The explosion – which killed more than 200 people, injured some 6,500 and flattened parts of Beirut – compounded an ongoing economic crisis in the country that has seen its currency lose more than 90 percent of its value in less than two years.
The situation has been further exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.