BEIRUT — Lebanon’s health minister says the country is on the brink of a “major health ********” unless an immediate solution is found for its mounting trash *******.

Garbage has been collecting on the streets in Lebanon for the past month amid government paralysis and inability to agree on a solution after Beirut’s main landfill was closed down.

Some residents have resorted to burning the trash on the streets, sending toxic fumes over the city’s skyline and into people’s homes.

Health Minister Wael Abu Faour said Monday that Lebanon’s air, water and food were threatened with ************* and called for an ********* committee to come up with immediate recommendations.

Political disputes in recent weeks have blocked the government from taking decisions, including agreeing on alternative ways of dealing with the garbage ******.

The mounting trash ******* may put a stink in any holiday plans to Lebanon this summer.