Protestors storm Energy Ministry amid severe power, water cuts
Activists stormed Thursday the Ministry of Energy and Water to protest power and water cuts, amid dire living conditions.
"Where is the Energy Minister," a protestor asked on TV, as protestors claimed that there are no employees in the ministry, including Minister Walid Fayyad who was not there.
"The air conditioners are turned on here although there are no employees, while the Lebanese don't have power at home," a protestor said, urging the Lebanese to come in to enjoy the AC amid an unprecedented heat wave.
Lawyer Wassef al-Harakeh said that this is the start and that there will be more confrontations. He said activists will also protest the bread and medicine shortages as Lebanese are not just deprived from power but also suffer from a shortage of bread, a main staple in every Lebanese home.
"Our problem is with the authorities and not with the security forces and the army," al-Harakeh said after protesters were forced by the armed forces to leave the ministry's premises.
Meanwhile, the LBP reached 30,000 against the dollar on the black market on Thursday, recording a new slump.
Source: Naharnet
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