The Japanese ambassador in Beirut tweets: "They cut off the electricity to my house."
The worsening electricity crisis in Lebanon has reached the diplomatic corps in the country, as the Japanese ambassador in Beirut announced the power outage in his home.
The Japanese ambassador, Takeshi Okubo, tweeted: “The electric power in my residence has been cut off since the early morning.
I was told that there is no possibility of resuming the power supply.
All my thoughts are on hospitals and clinics.”
One of the deepest waves of depression in modern history is blowing in Lebanon, according to the World Bank.
The lira has lost more than 90 percent of its value in less than two years, and more than half of the population has fallen into poverty.
The two main power plants in Lebanon were closed on Friday;
As a result, most of the country was plunged into darkness;
Due to almost complete power outage.
Pharmacies also went on strike due to the shortage of medicines caused by non-payment of wages to foreign importers.
The Electricité du Liban (EDL) asked residents to reduce consumption, saying: “The electricity has been cut off throughout the Lebanese territory indefinitely.”
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