The Information Office of the Ministry of Public Health issued the following statement:
There have been lately conflicting reports issued by official and unofficial sources concerning the polluted beaches in Lebanon, knowing that Law No. 77/2018, in particular articles 26, 17, 28 and 32 of the same stipulate that controlling the quality of surface water, groundwater and coastal water falls under the responsibility of the Energy and Water Ministry. It is therefore important to officially identify the polluted beaches and inform the citizens, given the health damages pollution can cause to beachgoers...