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11 Oct, 5 tweets, 3 min read
⚡️ Lebanon’s national electricity grid went entirely offline for 24 hours over the weekend, for the second time in two months.

🇱🇧 Earlier today, a fuel storage tank in southern Lebanon exploded.

This is how the power crisis is devastating communities.👇
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⛽️ Power cuts are hitting poorer and more vulnerable families the hardest.

🔌 Many can’t afford to pay for private generator networks which switch on when the state grid fails.

⚡️ Others in remote areas are forced to cope for days without electricity. news.trust.org/item/202109071…
🗣️ Mental health services have also been affected.

🔴 A lack of power means crucial online therapy sessions cannot go ahead, leaving distressed patients in the dark.
news.trust.org/item/202110081…
📉 But Lebanon hasn't lost its sense of humour.

✍️ Many are now using dark comedy to cope with rampant blackouts.

⭕️ "When we share the pain and the reality, we cry together, but we can also laugh together."
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Have you been affected by the crisis in Lebanon?

We want to hear from you. 👇

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