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Lebanese face water shortages

By AFP
August 22, 2021

BEIRUT: More than 4 million people in Lebanon could face a critical shortage of water or be cut off completely in the coming days, Unicef warned on Saturday, due to a severe fuel crisis.

Lebanon, with a population of 6 million, is at a low point in a two-year financial meltdown, with a lack of fuel oil and gasoline meaning extensive blackouts and long lines at the few gas stations still operating.