- Title: 430 LB Beirut march voxes
- Date: 10th August 2020
- Description:Views of Beirut citizens marching on Martyrs' Square one week after blast Lebanon's government has resigned amid mounting anger over the explosion on Tuesday that devastated parts of Beirut and left more than 200 people dead. Many people have accused the country's leaders of culpability through their alleged negligence and corruption. Protesters have taken to the streets and clashed with police for a third straight day. The demonstrators converged on Martyrs' Square. Some spoke of their frustration, and what needs to be done now. Shotlist - MS Christiane, standing in the street - VOXPOP (English) Christiana: "I feel frustrated and angry because they are showing us each day that we are worth nothing to them, just a card they play each time they want to prove how strong they are. I think this is unacceptable on so many levels and we have to be one last time a strong united Lebanese people, together, a Lebanon that we deserve and that we know." - MS Hadi, sitting, background people lying on the ground - VOXPOP (English) Hadi: "Amazing. It is really really nice that we were able to do this and hopefully we get the rest of the government out." - MS Hichan, sitting in the grass (right one) - VOXPOP (English) Hichan : I feel very depressed today because there is nothing to do anymore, it is all destroyed, it is a very bad situation that we are in. - SOUNDBITE (English) ORF reporter: "Why did you come today?" - VOXPOP (English) Hichan: "We had nothing else to do than to come and help and volunteer and to help those people in need. We have nothing else to do." - MS Hayat, background two men with orange safety vests under a tent from the organization “Rise Lebanon” - VOXPOP (English) Hayat : "We enter people’s houses, trying to clean up, so we can have them rebuild again. We are trying just to organize ourselves now. Maybe we are able to rebuild, at least to fix some homes, some homes are very dangerous for people to stay in, as we speak now, some people are still in danger." - MS Amanda, standing next to a tent with water bottles underneath - VOXPOP (English) Amanda: "Something died in us in Beirut, we really hope that we can rise again, and we will rise again by our own people." - MS Elias, standing in the street - VOXPOP (English) Elias: "To be honest, we are still devastated. It is not enough for us. We need the parliament to resign." - MS Ahmad, standing in the street - VOXPOP (English) Ahmad : "It is the whole system. The whole system is corrupted because, for 30 years, they take the authorities for themselves and make whatever and whenever they want to do. If anything is corrupted, they do it. And the last episode of their corruption was this disaster which killed hundreds of people, which really destroyed us. It destroyed our hearts."
- Collection: ORF
- Genre:News
- Producer:ORF
- Transmission Date:11/08/2020
- Decade: 2020s