They were laid off and far from home. Now an explosion in Beirut has left them even more vulnerable By Stephanie Busari and Zecharias Zelalem August 7, 2020/CNN Like many domestic workers in Beirut, Hanna was laid off from her job in recent months because of the country’s deep economic crisis. The 21-year-old lives in a small room in Lebanon’s capital city with six other Ethiopian women. When Beirut’s devastating blast hit on Tuesday evening, it blew out their door and all their windows. “We weren’t home at the time, so we are safe,” Hanna said, speaking to CNN on the condition
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