Big waves hit the Beirut Cornish in Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 25, 2019. A heavy storm of rain and snow starting Wednesday hit Lebanon, causing great damage to roads and properties in Beirut and other regions in the country, the National News Agency reported Thursday. (Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua)
BEIRUT, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A heavy storm of rain and snow starting Wednesday hit Lebanon, causing great damage to roads and properties in Beirut and other regions in the country, the National News Agency reported Thursday.
During the storm, two people were killed and another injured in a car accident in Baalbek city, about 85 km northeast of the capital Beirut, after the driver lost control of his car.
The heavy rain in various areas including Baalbek, Danniyeh, Jal El Dib, Dbayeh and Hermel affected roads, causing cars to be stranded for hours.
Civil Defense teams had to intervene to save people stuck in some areas, and helped people draw water out of some hotels and houses in the capital.
Meanwhile, agricultural products such as bananas and citrus were affected by the wind speed in various areas of the country.
Dubbed Loulou, the storm is expected to continue for the rest of the week.
Lebanon's poor infrastructure has always been blamed for the disaster caused by storm every year.
