In Tripoli, the city from which Lebanon’s richest politicians hail, the poorest residents once again mourned their dead after a migrant boat tragedy underscored soaring poverty that is driving more people to take desperate measures
Among them, Mustafa Misto, a taxi driver in the city of Tripoli, and his three young children, whose bodies were found off Syria's coast on Thursday after they left Lebanon on a migrant boat carrying more than 100 people., dozens of them reported to be children, it marks the deadliest such voyage yet from Lebanon, where mounting despair is forcing ever more people to attempt the perilous journey on rickety and overcrowded boats to seek a better life in Europe.
It has also brought into focus stark inequalities that are particularly acute in the north: Tripoli is home to a number of ultra-rich politicians but has enjoyed little in the way of development or investment. "We're in a country where politicians just suck up money, talk, and have no regard for what people need," El Maneh said.
Mikati's office said in a statement to Reuters on Thursday that he had been the "biggest supporter of socio-economic development in Tripoli" for more than 40 years, through his charitable foundations. A Lebanese prosecutor in October 2019 charged Mikati with illicit enrichment for using funds designated for a subsidized housing loan scheme for poor families - accusations he has denied.
Most recently, Tripoli has been a focal point of a worsening security situation linked to the financial collapse.
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