UN to send 50,000 tons of wheat flour to Lebanon
(VOVWORLD) - The World Food Programme will ship 50,000 tons of wheat flour to Beirut, enough to supply Lebanon for three months, to avert a food crisis following last week’s explosion in Beirut that killed 158 people, said the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Tuesday.
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 Rescue workers search for victims in Beirut explosion on August 7, 2020.
(Photo: AFP/VNA)
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The deadly blast completely demolished the biggest privately-owned grain silos in Beirut.
The shipments will ensure there is no food shortage in Lebanon, the Office said. The first batch of 17,500 tons will arrive in 10 days.