Lebanese displaced by war turn to satellites to check their homes
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The images unfold slowly on Mazen Farah's phone —satellite views of the Christian section of the southern Lebanese village of Yaroun. They are a bit fuzzy but still clear enough to see what is happening. "This is what it shows from the satellite — it shows that it has been destroyed," says Farah, referring to the two-story stone house his father built after 25 years of working in the Gulf.
- ▪BEIRUT, Lebanon — The images unfold slowly on Mazen Farah's phone —satellite views of the Christian section of the southern Lebanese village of Yaroun.
- ▪They are a bit fuzzy but still clear enough to see what is happening.
- ▪"This is what it shows from the satellite — it shows that it has been destroyed," says Farah, referring to the two-story stone house his father built after 25 years of working in the Gulf.
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Lebanese displaced by war turn to satellites to check their homes Updated July 26, 20266:00 AM ET Originally published July 26, 20266:00 AM ET By Jane Arraf , Jawad Rizkallah Residents barred from Lebanon amid Israeli war use satellite images to check on homes Listen · 5:01 5:01 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/g-s1-124672/nx-s1-9784532" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Loading... BEIRUT, Lebanon — The images unfold slowly on Mazen Farah's phone —satellite views of the Christian section of the southern Lebanese village of Yaroun. They are a bit fuzzy but still clear enough to see what is happening.
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