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| The price of a packet of bread is officially set at 13,000 Lebanese pounds. (Photo: Reuters) |
Citizens in Lebanon suffering from an economic crisis are suffering long waits by standing in queues to buy a loaf of bread.
It was also a long time ago when Lebanon was called the 'Switzerland of the Middle East', but since 2019, after going home to an economic crisis, citizens now complain of not getting adequate food.
The currency has depreciated by 90 percent. The World Bank has described Lebanon's economic crisis as the worst since the 19th century, while according to the United Nations, four out of five Lebanese citizens live below the poverty line.
New aid from international lenders. Economic reforms were called for before the issue, which has forced the embattled government to end subsidies on most essential goods, but wheat is still being supplied to citizens at low rates.
Low-cost bread and The prices of bread have also increased and if the subsidy on them is removed, there is a fear of further inflation.
The citizens are facing difficulties due to the start of wheat hoarding by the bakeries.
The price of a packet of bread is officially set at 13,000 Lebanese pounds, while it fetches 30,000 Lebanese pounds on the black market.
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| Lebanon went bankrupt in 2020 due to non-payment of national debts. (Photo: Reuters) |
Mansoor, a citizen, said that he suffers from standing in line for hours for bread and some days he cannot afford to buy it.
For Mansour and most Lebanese like him, buying bread means standing in long lines outside bakeries for hours, and sometimes the bakeries are out of bread when it's their turn.
Khalil Mansour, standing outside a bakery in Beirut, said, "I stood in line for three hours today, two and a half hours yesterday."
What's next?
Khalil Mansoor, who works at a pastry shop, earns $50 a month.
He said, "I have to support my family, what else can I do?"
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