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Horrifying photos of the 'river' of garbage plaguing Beirut

Tanya LewisMar 4, 2016, 23:24 IST

A general view shows packed garbage bags in Jdeideh, Beirut, Lebanon February 23, 2016.Hasan Shaaban/Reuters

The capital of Lebanon is being flooded by a literal pile of garbage.

A river of refuse, which snakes through Beirut's suburb of Jdeideh, has been building there since the city's main landfill shut down last July.

Here's a glimpse of the stinking problem:

(Images and some captions from Reuters)