Lebanese people suffer from excessive power cuts amid financial crisis

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Lebanese people suffer from excessive power cuts amid financial crisis

STORY: Lebanese people suffer from excessive power cuts amid financial crisis DATELINE: March 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people lighting the candle 2. various of a man holding a candle while preparing tea 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI GHANNAM, Local resident 4. various of the man holding a candle 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ALI GHANNAM, Local resident 6. various of the private generator owner working with electricity 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABDO SAADE, Head of Syndicate of private generator owners 8. various of the supermarket 9. various of electrical transformers STORYLINE: The Lebanese have suffered from successive electricity cuts over the past couple of years. Lack of electricity in Lebanon has been a chronic problem but it was recently exacerbated by the shortage of U.S. dollars which limits the country's capacity to import fuel for the operation of power stations. As a result, households have become increasingly dependent on services p

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