Mohammed Khaja, 37 WWe spent hours trying to dig them out of the rubble. By the time we got to them, they were already dead Al Mina. Two people were killed after the collapse of a residential building in al-Mina in Tripoli, Lebanon. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Radwan Rashid, 19 years old from Idlib, Syria. Dropped out of school three years ago and does odd jobs at the souk. "We fled to here and now we want to flee from here". Bab al-Tabbaneh, Tripoli. Lebanon. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Issam al Moubayed, car mechanic. He has had two heart surgeries but has to work, earning around 15000 LL a day. Bab al-Tabbaneh, Tripoli. Lebanon. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Abdel Hayy Ayoubi, 15 years old. He worked with car mechanics before becoming a motorcycle fixer. His father is a garbage collector. Abdel Hayy went to school for just two years. Part of growing illiteracy. Tripoli. Lebanon. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Sahar Khaja, 58, lives in a house al-Mina where the ceiling is falling apart. Some 15 members of her family live in a tiny three-bedroom house. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Khaled el-Mufdi, a coffeemaker: " I started making coffee a year ago. The economic situation is very bad. I have been gone from bad to worse in the past three months. Could it get worse than this? All of these politicians need to go. New, good people need to come in. I have no hope. If I’m honest I have no hope. Tripoli. Lebanon. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Ali Deeb, 26, vegetable worker. I´m against the revolution. It makes me tired and the road closures get in the way of my work. Bab al-Tabbaneh, Tripoli. Lebanon. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Yahya Shamel, shoe repairman: I inherited this business from my father. . Currently the situation is not good. People are very tired. Expenses are rising. None of our representatives care about us. We tell the politicians, with all our respect, that if you are up for fixing this, then let new young people come and take over. People in Lebanon want to live together in peace. Sectarianism is an illusion that is the creation of our leaders. It doesnt exist at all. They created this boogeyman. Tripoli. Lebanon. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Abdel Kader Mohammed: I start work at 7 am and I don´t leave until around midnight. I barely make enough money to pay rent. The market is weak. It has always been bad but it has gotten worse. Al-Mina in Tripoli, Lebanon. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Mahmoud Hussein, 18 years old from Idlib, Syria. He moved from one problem to another problem. It's better to back home. At least it is home. . Bab al-Tabbaneh, Tripoli. Lebanon. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Dr. Manal Farran, ER doctor: “ We have been very affected by the crisis. We have far fewer patients. If we continue like in this decline, it's going to be a huge issue where won't be able to get our medicine. Tripoli. Lebanon. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Fawaz Hussein, 22 years old. Olive squeezer. Makes 10,000 liras a day (around $6). I´m with the revolution despite paying the price of it. They need to fix this country. I've been working here for six years. Bab al-Tabbaneh, Tripoli. Lebanon. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Lababidi abu Issam: I do have no income. We rely on god. The situation isn't going to get better. My business is dead. They see us as artisans/heritage. Still, we live. We are able to teach our kids, we've let them get to nice positions. People survive here because they help each other. Tripoli. Lebanon. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Dolly Halawani, Revolution kitchen chef. We give out around 1,500 plates a night. I volunteered because I wanted to do something for the revolution. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN
Dr Samer Kassab, Meal of goodness head. I used to live outside the country and came back and opened a restaurant. So when the revolution started we decided to do something for the poor. It started as a vegetarian kitchen. Now we cook meat meals. We give out around 1000 plates a night. People are coming from outside the city to get their meals here. More will come as this crisis gets worse. December 11th, 2019. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN