Beirut blast too close to home for Bega Valley man

Ben Smyth
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:14am, first published August 6 2020 - 4:00pm
Wassim Hayfa, of Candelo on the NSW Far South Coast, says his family's homes were caught up in the shockwave of the Beirut blast (inset). Photo: Ben Smyth
Wassim Hayfa, of Candelo on the NSW Far South Coast, says his family's homes were caught up in the shockwave of the Beirut blast (inset). Photo: Ben Smyth

The devastating explosion that has torn through the heart of Beirut has also hit close to home for a small Lebanese community on the NSW Far South Coast.

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Ben Smyth

Ben Smyth

Editor

I have worked as a journalist since 2005 and am now Editor of Australian Community Media mastheads in Bega, Merimbula and Eden