A man holds some of the oil-soaked sand at Ramlat al Baida beach in Beirut. Israeli forces attacked a power plant last month, releasing waves of oil that have covered the popular beach in black tar. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
People walk along Ramlat al Baida’s beach. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
The clenched fist of a Batman doll sticks out of the oil-stained sand. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
A stray cat is covered in oil, another victim of the oil spill in Beirut. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
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Fisherman Ahmad al Massri, 68, walks down the stairs near his fishing village in Beirut. Massri has been waiting more than a month for government officials to clean the area so he can resume his fishing business. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
A shadow is cast over the oil-stained sand of Ramlat al Baida beach. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
Trash and oil fill a bay in Beirut that has suffered the devastating effects of last month’s Israeli attack on power stations 20 miles south of Beirut. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
