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1000s evacuate to Beirut amid intense Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon

Tens of thousands of residents of southern Lebanon continue to flee their villages and cities toward Beirut.

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Tens of thousands of residents of southern Lebanon continue to flee their villages and cities towards the capital Beirut.

Footage from the city of Saida, the center of the South governorate, shows hundreds of cars stuck in heavy traffic despite both lanes being open for one-way traffic towards Beirut.

(Source: AFP)