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Jewish Cemetery Of Beirut Collapses After Heavy Rains Last Night
It appears that not even the dead can rest in Lebanon…
Last night, a cemetery near Sodeco Square partly collapsed after hours of heavy rainfall.
The cemetery was identified as the Jewish Cemetery of Beirut, the ONLY Jewish cemetery in the city. According to Lebanese historian and researcher Nagi Zeidan, the oldest grave in the cemetery of Beirut dates back to 1829.
A particularly disturbing video of the collapsing cemetery made the rounds on social media, sparking outrage.
Here are some reactions:
Last night, a cemetery near Sodeco Square partly collapsed after hours of heavy rainfall.
The cemetery was identified as the Jewish Cemetery of Beirut, the ONLY Jewish cemetery in the city. According to Lebanese historian and researcher Nagi Zeidan, the oldest grave in the cemetery of Beirut dates back to 1829.
A particularly disturbing video of the collapsing cemetery made the rounds on social media, sparking outrage.
Here are some reactions:
Parts of the old jewish cemetery in the #Beirut-neighborhood of Sodeco collapsed tonight due to heavy rainfalls. The infrastructure of #Lebanon is a mess. Being outside while rainfalls can be life threatening. “not even the dead can rest in Lebanon” is circulating on social media pic.twitter.com/TXgDxHUR8h
— julius (@glr_berlin) December 26, 2019
— Salman Andary (@salmanonline) December 25, 2019
Not even the dead can rest in Lebanon.
— Lara Bitar (@LaraJBitar) December 25, 2019
This video of a collapsing cemetery in Sodeco, Beirut is making the rounds right now. #لبنان_يغرق pic.twitter.com/KwErnP8pLI
One of my grandfathers rests in that cemetery. Gone but not forgotten.
— Bart (@albertobi5) December 26, 2019
— georges azzi (@G_azzi) December 25, 2019
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