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Lebanon has been plunged into darkness after a power outage that is expected to last for \u2018several days\u2019. <\/p>\n
The national grid shut down entirely after the country\u2019s two main power stations ran out of fuel, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The al Zahrani and the Deir Ammar power stations stopped working after supplies of diesel were apparently exhausted, and energy production dropped to below 200 megawatts.<\/p>\n
A government official said the black out could last for days, leaving the population of around six million people in total darkness. <\/p>\n
The official said: \u2018The Lebanese power network completely stopped working at noon today, and it is unlikely that it will work until next Monday, or for several days.\u2019<\/p>\n
It comes as Lebanon reels from a wave of economic and political crises impacting all aspects of daily life. <\/p>\n
The UN estimates that 78% of the population is living in poverty. <\/p>\n
The country remains in political turmoil after a temporary government was installed following the catastrophic explosion in the capital Beirut that killed more than 150 people, injured 6,000 and destroyed large parts of the city last August. <\/p>\n
A fuel shortage in recent months has forced many businesses to close and left people relying on the black market.<\/p>\n
The country\u2019s currency has collapsed and unemployment and inflation is soaring amid vast discontent at a political system long accused of negligence and corruption.<\/p>\n