Beirut Flooding

Here is how it was like in Beirut last morning right after some heavy rainfall.

Beirut Flooding

Beiut flooding

Beirut Flooding

Beirut Flooding

It’s becoming more like an annual ritual here! The ministry of transport and public works is as usual unprepaed and obviously has been dealing with bad subcontractors.

But what’s different this time is that Ghazi Al-Aridi (the minister) claimed that’s he’s ready to resign because of today’s foods. Now although there’s HUGE difference between his readiness to resign and actually doing it, but let’s see!

[Photos from Tayyar.org]

3 Responses to Beirut Flooding

  1. faysal October 23, 2008 at 11:47 pm #

    well yea my car almost dorwened :/ nd its kinda low i got a 350z so rain is surely bad news for me ….

  2. ftpeditors December 1, 2008 at 5:25 pm #

    Flood, drought, oil wars, traffic jams. When will we stop subsidizing the private auto?

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