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Extreme Weather in Lebanon on December 09 2019 05:06 PM (UTC).


A rainstorm paralyzed parts of Lebanon's capital Beirut on Monday, turning streets to small rivers, stranding motorists inside their vehicles and damaging homes in some areas.The flooding came as protesters have been holding nearly two months of demonstrations against the country's political elite and decades of widespread corruption and mismanagement....

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...The rain began to fall Sunday morning and has affected the entire country, but Beirut and its suburbs were hit the worst.In the southern suburb of Ouzai, cars were nearly submerged in the rising water, leaving motorists stranded.

A tunnel that passes under the Rafik Hariri International Airport remained closed for hours because pumps that clear water from inside it didn't work.A man was seen using a surf board to pass through the tunnel, while in other parts of the city some residents used small boats to get around....

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