All The Things That Went Wrong This Morning In Lebanon

What a way to start off a new week. Here are all the things that went wrong this morning in Lebanon, but can we really say we’re surprised?

1. A van lost fuel and parked in the middle of the road.

this driver’s van has run out of gasoline in the middle of the street so he’s just gotten on top and is yelling to anyone who listens about #Lebanon’s crises. there seems to be only a few gas stations open in Beirut today pic.twitter.com/4GUE3aFQ85

— Sarah Dadouch | (@SarahDadouch) June 28, 2021

2. A gas station was closed to citizens but fueled for a municipal car.

#تفه pic.twitter.com/tyV6GBanpO

— May ميّ (@MayRN3080) June 28, 2021

3. Angry depositors storm Lebanese Swiss Bank in Hamra.

#lebanon24 pic.twitter.com/jqyWBvil7b

— Lebanon 24 (@Lebanon24) June 28, 2021

4. General security ran out of power, halting paperwork.

Are we in hell yet or…?

— Beirut.com (@BeirutCityGuide) June 28, 2021

5. CEO of RHUH raises alarm for power outages.

A letter from the CEO of Beirut’s Governmental Hospital @firassabiad to the Minister of Energy highlighting the difficulties the hospital is enduring amid 21-hour power outages and fuel shortages. Our country is broken. pic.twitter.com/GTn9DnZ2xk

— Beirut.com (@BeirutCityGuide) June 28, 2021

6. Massive queues ahead of gas stations changing prices.

#
./1# # #fuel #economy #lebanon pic.twitter.com/Nq4k7PdJLf

— Megaphone (@megaphone_news) June 28, 2021

7. Customs authority ran out of papers and ink.

Customs at #Beirut Airport stop collecting fees due to lack of paper and ink.

It will probably slow down freight shipping, but could also be a security issue as well.

— Kareem Chehayeb (@chehayebk) June 28, 2021

8. Meanwhile, the government vowed to “crackdown” on black market currency exchange.

—(@grandserail) June 28, 2021

Happy Monday, Lebanon.