Massive chemical blast that ripped through #Beirut earlier this month has left economic devastation. Growing reports suggest that people are unable to feed themselves. Stranded workers of West African origin in #Lebanon's capital are sleeping rough outside their countries' embassies and consulates, hoping to fly home. Many are women 'abandoned' by employers in Beirut, who can no longer pay them in the country's economic crisis.

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