Nigerian Woman Who Survived Lebanon Explosion Narrates Ordeal

A Nigerian woman who miraculously survived the Beirut explosion in Lebanon, but was badly injured, has called out for help from her hospital bed.

The woman, identified as Nkiru Obasi, explained she was at work when the explosion occured.

She said she recently got a job to care for an old person in the location where the explosion happened and she was there when the tragic blast occurred on August 4, killing over 100 and injuring more than 4,000 people.

She narrated how she had to walk on dead bodies and how she thought she would bleed to death.

She said she got first aid care from fellow Africans who she ran to before she was taken to a hospital, adding that she still has debris of the shattered glasses stuck in her.

Nkiru said had had to wait for almost two hours to be treated and almost fainted from blood loss

She said that even when they treated her, they only cleaned her wounds and put on bandages.

She begged Nigerians to come to her aid and help her return to the country.