- Title: Lebanese army deploy at petrol stations as fuel crisis worsens
- Date: 14th August 2021
- Summary: SIDON, LEBANON (AUGUST 14, 2021) (REUTERS) LEBANESE ARMY SOLDIERS CARRYING OUT INSPECTION AT PETROL STATION PETROL STATION WORKER PULLING OUT DIPSTICK FROM GROUND CARS IN LINE AT PETROL STATION MOTORCYCLISTS STANDING IN LINE AT PETROL STATION VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS INSPECTING PETROL STATION'S STOCK VARIOUS OF PETROL STATION WORKERS FILLING UP MOTORCYCLE TANKS VARIOUS OF CROWD AND TRAFFIC AT PETROL STATION / LEBANESE SOLDIERS MONITORING FUEL NOZZLE FILLING IN CAR TANK BEIRUT, LEBANON (AUGUST 14, 2021) (REUTERS) RUBBISH BINS BLOCKING ROAD AFTER BEING THROWN THERE BY PROTESTERS CARS MAKING U-TURN AT BLOCKED ROAD DEBRIS, PLASTIC AND RUBBISH IN PILE CREATING ROAD BLOCK
- Embargoed: 28th August 2021 17:03
- Keywords: Lebanon army central bank crisis financial meltdown fuel fuel crisis gas station
- Location: SIDON AND BEIRUT, LEBANON
- City: SIDON AND BEIRUT, LEBANON
- Country: Lebanon
- Topics: Middle East,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001EQ92W5J
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Lebanese soldiers were inspecting petrol stations across the country on Saturday (August 14), ensuring stored gasoline was being distributed to citizens as the country's fuel crisis worsened.
The army said it had raided closed petrol stations to prevent hoarding and soldiers were seen monitoring distribution at one petrol station in Sidon.
Lebanon's central bank governor on Saturday hit back at the government after he was criticised for halting fuel subsidies that have drained currency reserves.
Lebanon's President Aoun called on the country's parliament to meet in order to take appropriate action following the central bank's decision, his office said in a statement.
The central bank's move to end subsidies will mean sharp price increases. It is the latest turn in a crisis that has sunk the Lebanese pound by 90% in less than two years and pushed more than half the population into poverty.
The worsening fuel crisis is part of Lebanon's wider financial meltdown. Hospitals, bakeries and many businesses are scaling back operations or shutting down as fuel runs dry.
Deadly violence has flared in fuel lines, protesters have blocked roads, and fuel tankers have been hijacked this week.
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