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Protesters march in Beirut to remind govt of trash crisis
A few dozen protesters from the We Want Accountability group Saturday marched from the Health Ministry in Beirut's Mathaf area to the Environment Ministry in the capital's central district to renew calls for an end to the ongoing trash crisis.
"We want them (politicians) to feel with us," Hani Fayyad, a member of the group, told MTV as the march was getting underway.
He called on officials to "assume their responsibilities," saying the health consequences of the crisis which exploded in mid-July are beginning to surface. "The people are in despair."
The march came shortly after Agriculture Minister Akram Chehayeb cited "significant progress" in the nearly five-month-long trash crisis in comments to Al-Liwaa.
He revealed that a series of meetings was taking place to deal with the issue and that the results will be presented at a Cabinet meeting.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Dec-05/326101-protest...