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  • Crocodiles spotted in Beirut river

    Crocodiles in Beirut river

    According to this article in Al-Joumhouria, at least three crocodiles were spotted in Beirut river near Karantina after someone dumped them there. After checking with a veterinarian, it turned out these are actually Nile crocodiles, a specie that is quite dangerous (do there exist safe ones?).

    Both ministries of environment and agriculture were unfortunately unaware of this story, and I guess the crocodiles will  most probably die on their own before these ministries decide to take any action. So for the time being, Animals Lebanon will be working on catching them and returning them back to Africa.

    You can read the full article here.

    Update:

    Below is a video showing one of the crocodiles in Beirut river.

  • More of the storm photos from all around Lebanon

    The Daily Star has some nice photos from almost all around Lebanon showing how the snow blanketed most of the Lebanese villages yesterday, in addition to photos of how bad the situation is in Hay El Sellom after Al-Ghadir flooded the whole area.

    Aley

    Aley

    Baalbeck

    Baalbeck

    Bhamdoun

    Bhamdoun

    Dahr El Baidar

    Dahr El Baydar 1

    Dahr El Baydar

    Damaged sea road in Dbayeh

    Dbayeh

    Hasroun

    Hasroun

    Hay El Sellom

    Hay el sellom 1

    Hay el sellom 2

    Hay el sellom 3

    Hay el sellom

    Jezzine (Yep, nothing can take away our arguileh, not even a snowstorm)

    Jezzine

    Saida

    Saida

    For more photos you can check the Daily Star galleries here, here, and here. And for more about the flood in Hay El Sellom you can also check the below news report by Al Jadeed.

  • Beirut River turns red!

    No matter what bacteria is causing this red color today, it’s definitely cooler than the one responsible for the original greenish color! It doesn’t really look that bad after all eh?!

    Via Now Lebanon Blog