Environmental disaster in Batroun: Edde landfill has been burning for four days, schools closed

The Terre-L'Hôte Liban Association noted in a statement, "For the fourth consecutive day, the Eddeh-Batroun landfill continues to burn, exposing the residents of the Batroun district to diseases resulting from the toxic emissions of the fire. Schools have been forced to close." The statement added, "This poor waste management violates Environmental Protection Law No. 444/2002 and the Integrated Waste Management Law...