Lebanese in mountain areas suffer from severe cold amid absence of proper heating means

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Lebanese in mountain areas suffer from severe cold amid absence of proper heating means

STORY: Lebanese in mountain areas suffer from severe cold amid absence of proper heating means DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:03 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of snow in Barouk, Mount Lebanon 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALAA RAYDAN, Resident in Barouk village 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): GHAZI AFIF, Resident in Barouk village 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): OMRAN SALMAN, Resident in Barouk village 5. various of local snow views STORYLINE: The winter season is difficult this year for Lebanon's mountain dwellers as the country has seen a severe storm over the past few days. Amid an unprecedented crisis, the government removed subsidies on diesel used for heating in winter. Meanwhile, the financial crisis, which started three years ago, caused a collapse of the Lebanese pound and the devaluation of salaries, plunging over 80 percent of the population into poverty. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALAA RAYDAN, Resident in Barouk village "The situation is very difficult, may God help people. Some peo

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