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The aerial footage captures the incredible, disgusting scope of the garbage piles — though some of the shots were captured with a fish-eye lens, which can have the effect of makings things appear bigger.

The video spoofs a similar ad commissioned by the Tourism Ministry and the footage even opens with the departments’ logo. Lebanon’s Daily Star reports that the Tourism Ministry is not happy, threatening legal action against You Stink for using their logo.

On Facebook, You Stink put out a call to revive the protests, asking people to meet at Sassine Square in Beirut on Saturday, March 14 at 4 p.m.

The country’s doctors have expressed alarm over the garbage crisis, saying there has been a spike in severe respiratory diseases, gastroenteritis and skin infections, which they blame on the garbage.

With files from Associated Press.