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Residents fix windows in a house damaged by Tuesday's explosion that hit the port of Beirut. AP Photo
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Greek rescue workers search amid the rubble three days after explosions that hit Beirut port. EPA
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Workers and members of Lebanese civil defense search for bodies and survivors amid the rubble. EPA
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Divers inspect at the port waterfront. EPA
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A Lebanese soldier looks at a damaged car. EPA
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Workers and members of Lebanese civil defence rest next to a damaged vessel. EPA
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An electricity worker fixes power cables in front of a damaged building. AP Photo
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A man sits between debris inside his house damaged by Tuesday's explosion in the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
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A man who sustained injuries to his legs looks at the rubble. AP Photo
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Workers remove debris from a house. AP Photo
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Zeinab Zer Eldin, left, and her sister-in-law shows a photo of her missing husband near the site of the explosion in the port of Beirut. AP Photo
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Residents fix windows in a house damaged by Tuesday's explosion that hit the port of Beirut. AP Photo
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Greek rescue workers search amid the rubble three days after explosions that hit Beirut port. EPA
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Workers and members of Lebanese civil defense search for bodies and survivors amid the rubble. EPA
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Divers inspect at the port waterfront. EPA
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A Lebanese soldier looks at a damaged car. EPA
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Workers and members of Lebanese civil defence rest next to a damaged vessel. EPA
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An electricity worker fixes power cables in front of a damaged building. AP Photo
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A man sits between debris inside his house damaged by Tuesday's explosion in the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo
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A man who sustained injuries to his legs looks at the rubble. AP Photo
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Workers remove debris from a house. AP Photo
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Zeinab Zer Eldin, left, and her sister-in-law shows a photo of her missing husband near the site of the explosion in the port of Beirut. AP Photo
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Residents fix windows in a house damaged by Tuesday's explosion that hit the port of Beirut. AP Photo
As bankrupt Lebanon tries to clean up, the trauma remains for many
Nearly three weeks after a blast tore through Beirut, not all are able to repair their homes and even when they do, the scars of August 4 remain
Stefanie Glinski
23 August, 2020
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