A Lebanese man burns his car after despairing of securing its fuel
A Lebanese citizen set fire to his car in front of a gas station on a public road after he despaired of securing gasoline.
Today, Sunday, the National News Agency reported that members of the Internal Security Forces and a number of young men thwarted an attempt by a person to throw gasoline on his car with the aim of burning it in front of a gas station on the main road of Halba - Khraibet al-Jundi.
She added that this came after a state of anger over his despair after repeated attempts and long hours of waiting to secure gasoline.
It is noteworthy that Lebanon is witnessing a severe economic and financial crisis that led to an increase in the dollar exchange rate, as it crossed the barrier of 17250 Lebanese pounds today, and a number of shop owners closed the doors of their shops in a number of areas due to the losses they incur as a result of the fluctuation of the exchange rate and the instability of the financial and economic situation.
Because of the financial and economic crisis, the purchasing power of citizens has declined, in addition to the decline in the ability of the Banque du Liban to meet the government’s decision to support medicines and basic materials listed on the support regulations, which led to a decrease in the stock of fuel, medicines and infant formula in pharmacies, the loss of some medicines, a decline in the stock of medical supplies in hospitals, and the loss of Subsidized food.
The owners of private generators of electricity worked to turn off their generators in a number of areas due to the depletion of diesel fuel from the stations’ tanks, while the hours of power outages provided by the Electricité du Liban amounted to about 22 hours per day in most Lebanese regions.
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