Old Airport Road Blocked in Protest at Electricity Crisis

The old airport road outside Beirut was blocked Tuesday evening in protest at an electricity crisis that has been engulfing the country since last week.

“A number of young men from the Bir Hassan region blocked the old airport road outside al-Rawda High School with burning tires and trash dumpsters,” state-run National News Agency reported.

Firefighting vehicles and security forces have since arrived at the location to address the situation, NNA said.

The country has been reeling from lengthy power outages for several days now.

Electricite Du Liban has blamed the problem on the disconnection of two power generation units at the vital Zahrani plant and the current heat wave that is engulfing Lebanon.

Scorching temperatures are normal this time of year in the Middle East, but the current one has been described as unprecedented.

Y.R.