Lebanese people challenged by fees to access resorts amid financial crisis

STORY: Lebanese people challenged by fees to access resorts amid financial crisis DATELINE: June 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people at a resort in Lebanon's coastal town of Khalde 2. various of people spending time at the swimming pool 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BASSEL EID, Lebanese citizen 4. various of people spending time at the swimming pool 5. various of people sitting at the beach 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MAKRAM MOHTAR, Owner of Deauville resort in Khalde 6. various of the sea in Ramlet El-Baida in Beirut 7. various of people at Ramlet El-Baida in Beirut STORYLINE: Lebanon's financial crisis made it difficult for Lebanese people to practice their favorite summer hobby of visiting their country's famous resorts. The crisis plunged a big part of the population into poverty as the local currency collapsed and banks imposed heavy restrictions on cash withdrawals from banks. Lebanon's crisis was paralleled by an unprecedented inflation in prices of d