Lebanese Power Stations Shut Down as Crisis Deepens
- Electricity, water shortages worsen as fuel supplies dwindle
- Lebanon running out of money to fund basics as crisis deepens
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Lebanon is struggling with severe electricity and water shortages after two of the country’s main power plants ran out fuel, the latest manifestation of a financial crisis that shows little sign of ending.
Electricite Du Liban (EDL) said its stations in Deir Ammar and Zahrani - which together provide about 40% of the country’s electricity - were shut down Friday. Foreign correspondent banks have yet to approve transactions that will allow EDL to unload two fuel shipments waiting at port since last week, it said in a statement.