Lebanon’s electricity sector teeters on the brink of collapse Power cuts increase as country’s financial crisis hits fuel imports and payments to power plants
Protesters block a road with burning tyres, during a demonstration against power cuts in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
A demonstrator stands silhouetted between burning tyres, during a protest against power cuts in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
A protester leaps over burning tyres, during a protest against power cuts in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
A demonstrator against power cuts stands in front burning tyres in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
It is estimated that half of Lebanon s population of seven million people live below the poverty line. EPA