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Lebanese streetlights continue to be people powered

Private efforts are ongoing to light the streets of Lebanon.
PATRICK BAZ/AFP via Getty Images

BEIRUT — Lebanese citizens are taking action on the power outage crisis and recent increase in theft by lighting the streets in a number of Beirut neighborhoods and villages of the south and the Bekaa in the east. Thanks to the informal and individual effort, people are able to go out at night somewhat safely.

For months, most of Lebanon's villages and towns have been suffering blackouts for days or weeks. Many residents rely on private generators to supply power to homes and institutions for a few hours during the day, but most streets are dark at night. 

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