Homes & Antiques

AN UPDATE ON MAY’S HOUSE IN BEIRUT

Many readers have been in touch expressing concern for May Daouk, whose beautiful house (on. As you can see from these photographs, May’s home is now in ruins and she is living with a friend. Via email she says: ‘I have just finished putting the things rescued from the blast into storage – no home left. It’s heartbreaking and difficult. My son had stitches in his head from the ceiling literally falling on him. I guess we were lucky, but no house.’

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