UN to send 50,000-tonne wheat flour to Lebanon after Beirut blast

The World Food Programme will send 50,000 tonnes of wheat flour to Lebanon after last week's blast in Beirut destroyed its only grain silo, a United Nations (UN) report said. The flour would be sent to "ensure there is no food shortage" in Lebanon, it added. The first batch of 17,500 tonnes will arrive in 10 days, it further said.