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Blackouts have jeopardized the health and safety of older people and young children, who are particularly vulnerable to the cold weather and rely on equipment such as elevators, residents told Human Rights Watch.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELebanon \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-50760043\u0022\u003Ehas not had round the clock electricity\u003C\/a\u003E for decades. However, this week people have experienced \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Lebanon-News\/2020\/Jan-09\/498882-power-cuts-to-continue-over-next-48-hours-boustani.ashx\u0022\u003Edrastic electricity cuts\u003C\/a\u003E. Some Beirut residents told Human Rights Watch they had as little as one hour of electricity per day.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAn Electricite du Liban (EDL) source told Human Rights Watch that in addition to limited state subsidies and increasing oil prices, increased rationing was compounded by delays in obtaining credit lines to purchase fuel and gas as well as a storm which prevented fuel ships from docking and disconnected some power plants from the grid.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMany in Lebanon resort to expensive private generators to fill the gaps. However, poorer residents are unable to afford the hefty generator fees, which can amount to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/en\/features\/2019\/10\/25\/Daily-power-cuts-expensive-generators-Electricity-woes-spark-Lebanon-protests.html\u0022\u003E$200 per month\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThey have taken us back decades to a life by candlelight,\u201d an employee at a mobile accessories shop said.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EEarlier this week, temperatures in Beirut dropped to 10 degrees Celsius. \u201cWe are freezing while sitting at home, in the dark,\u201d a young unemployed man said. \u201cEverything in the freezer and refrigerator went bad. We were left without food.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EA 72-year-old widow told Human Rights Watch that the recent electricity shortages have made her life \u201chellish.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\n\t\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI want to go up to my apartment on the 8\u003Csup\u003Eth \u003C\/sup\u003Efloor now. An old woman like me, I need to climb up 8 flights of stairs. I don\u2019t know what to say about this country. It is depressing\u2026I have a gas heater. But when the gas canister runs out, what can I do? I ask if someone can take it up 8 flights of stairs for me for 5,000 or 10,000 pounds (3.33 \u2013 6.67 USD), but no one agrees. When the gas runs out, I have to go to bed and stay under the covers\u2026I am very angry on the inside. Because everything is acceptable but electricity is a red line.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOn January 9, EDL \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.edl.gov.lb\/news.php?nid=222\u0022\u003Eannounced\u003C\/a\u003E that an incoming fuel oil vessel docked and began unloading fuel, and that power plants affected by the storm are being reconnected. The caretaker \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lbcgroup.tv\/news\/d\/lebanon\/494084\/%d8%a8%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%8a-%d8%b3%d9%86%d8%b4%d9%87%d8%af-%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%8a%d9%8a%d9%86-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%82%d9%86%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%88%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%af\/ar\u0022\u003EEnergy Minister stated\u003C\/a\u003E that EDL will supply between 16 \u2013 21 hours of electricity in Beirut and 8 \u2013 10 hours outside Beirut until February \u2013 a decrease from previous supply levels.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EProtesters have been demonstrating in front of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.annahar.com\/article\/1101331-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%83?id=1101331\u0022\u003EEDL branches\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/LunaSafwan\/status\/1215413975560658944\u0022\u003Epower plants\u003C\/a\u003E across the country. On January 8, the army clashed with protesters who tried to storm into Tripoli\u2019s Qadisha Electricity Company. Media \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2020-01\/09\/c_138689065.htm\u0022\u003Ereported that\u003C\/a\u003E the protesters threw stones at the soldiers, who then fired tear gas to disperse them.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet tw-align-center\u0022 data-lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\n\t\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EProtest in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nabatiye?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#Nabatiye\u003C\/a\u003E area objecting to the electricity shortage\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LebanonProtests?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#LebanonProtests\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AkhbarAlSaha?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#AkhbarAlSaha\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/n8CFamN1TT\u0022\u003Epic.twitter.com\/n8CFamN1TT\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\t\u2014 \u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u062d\u0629 (@Akhbaralsaha) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/Akhbaralsaha\/status\/1215642533621092353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EJanuary 10, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null},{"command":"insert","method":"prepend","selector":".js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__337641__en","data":"","settings":null}]