And why Lebanon is on the verge of collapse. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion rocked Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. The blast occurred when sparks in a warehouse hit a stockpile of ammonium nitrate — a highly explosive material — that was stored in the city's port. It was one of the largest accidental explosions in history and it couldn't have occurred at a worse time for Lebanon. For the past several years, the country has been sliding into an economic depression and a political crisis. The root causes began during the country's 20-year civil war and extend to the organization of the government, in which control is divided among the country's many religious sects. After years of corruption and negligence, Lebanon's people are now stuck picking up the pieces. Sources and additional reading: New York Times Visual Investigations: https://ift.tt/35Nl2vl Carnegie Endowment: https://ift.tt/3hFkKc9 Ahmad Barclay: https://twitter.com/bothness/status/1186967940178071552 The Economist: https://ift.tt/2JnOn3s Ziad Abu-Rish / Jadaliyya: https://ift.tt/33G0fHl Triangle: https://ift.tt/33G0gen Financial Times: https://ift.tt/2RCUe8H Mohamad Bazzi / Foreign Affairs: https://ift.tt/2Y29MGO Dion Nissenbaum, Nazih Osseiran, Georgi Kantchev and Benoit Faucon / The Wall Street Journal: https://ift.tt/3a4Wpdy Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H
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