of the outpouring of solidarity that we're seeing coming from around the world to the reporter rebecca rivers is looking into that she's here the big table with me so we're both lebanon's. it's already your country in crisis that we know now is the country does derision help people being helped yeah that's right we really can't stress what a bad situation lebanon was already in before this disaster but that of course also means that there are a lot of grassroots organizations already operating in the country organizations that can now mobilize and expand to incorporate people who are affected by the explosion now one example is an organization called vital brock they have been helping well normal people throughout the economic crisis and the coronavirus crisis mainly handing out food packages but lots of other things as well now they're expanding their operations and they're turning every bit of available space warehouse shop space into sleeping quarters for all the people that were made homeless not be watching the one in surround they're doing some amazing stuff but they're just one of many

of landmarks these people have decided it's worth the risk this is dave news from berlin i'm rebecca rivers and i'll be back at the top of me out with the latest news now from may and the news tank thanks very much for watching. it go beyond. the stories that matter to you. now but. whatever it takes. you are running out. to ensure that you know that job you made from arms. toso no longer wants to answer questions about what makes her african and what makes her german she once said music to speak for itself. a leaky chill was already a successful young singer when she fled her home in africa but it was in france that she rose to the ranks of a legend. neko was 18 when she left nigeria and wound up in a german often it's for young adults today she's an internationally acclaimed musician. 3 women who hit their musical stride by navigating different cultures your closest father is denying and her mother german moving from africa to hamburg at the age of 12 was a shock she experienced racism and suffered exclusion since the day music critics often compare her to the greats of soul and the blues