Mark Gongloff, Columnist

Someone’s to Blame for the Beirut Blast

Lebanon’s state of chaos is no accident.

August 5, 2020 at 8:56 PM UTC

Mark Gongloff is a Bloomberg Opinion editor and columnist covering climate change. He previously worked for Fortune.com, the Huffington Post and the Wall Street Journal.

Just part of the aftermath of yesterday's blast at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut.
Photographer: ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images

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Accidents will happen, but many catastrophes get helpful boosts from people. Covid-19 is the most obvious example. Yesterday’s devastating explosion in Beirut is another.