Beirut nightclub opens doors to shelter -displaced Lebanese families fleeing Israeli bombardment

Beirut's famous Skybar nightclub has become a makeshift shelter for displaced families fleeing their homes as Israel continues to bombard the Lebanese capital and the south of the country with airstrikes. Located in downtown Beirut, Skybar's dance floor has become a refuge for around 400 people who have been displaced by Israel's intensifying campaign in Lebanon since September 23. Humanitarian organisations provide the families with food, and they can use the club's showers and toilets. Just 2km away, others still sleep in the streets. In the central Martyrs' Square, people have laid down mattresses on the ground and strung up plastic sheeting to create makeshift shelters in the middle of circling traffic. Others have taken refuge on the steps of the huge Al-Amin mosque. Over 1.2 million people across Lebanon have been displaced, the largest movement of people in the nation’s history. As humanitarian needs grow, experts warn of long-term devastation to Lebanon’s infrastructure