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Beirut blast: Looking for Eleni

In the aftermath of the explosion that devastated the Lebanese capital, the search for a missing Ethiopian woman showed that sometimes good things do happen on social media.

When an Ethiopian woman called Eleni disappeared amid the chaos of the Beirut blast there seemed little hope of discovering what had happened to her.

In the wake of the explosion that devastated the Lebanese capital, rescuers searched through the rubble to try to locate hundreds of dead and missing people.

As the death toll mounted, the only clue to Eleni鈥檚 fate was a pool of blood on her employer鈥檚 kitchen floor.

It fell to two complete strangers - who had never met Eleni or each other - to try to solve the mystery using social media.

Presenter: Reha Kansara

Producers: Najib Deeb, Abiy Getahun & Yadeta Berhanu

Editor: Ed Main
Photo: Graphic showing a highlighted profile picture of a woman among lots of other social media profile pictures.

Photo credit: 大象传媒

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