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TRIPOLI, LEBANON - AUGUST 13: As Lebanon has come to the fore with political and economic crises in recent years, people have been suffering from growing bread shortages due to power cuts caused by the lack of fuel.On Friday (Aug. 13) hundreds of people in Tripoli, northern Lebanon flocked to bakeries to find bread after the central bank said it could no longer afford to subsidize fuel in the small Middle Eastern country.One of the residents of Tripoli Yusra Batl said she had been waiting in front of the bakery for several hours to buy bread.“What do we eat if even the bakeries can't make bread? No one is seeking our rights in Lebanon,” she said.The owner of the bakery, Ali Zarur stated that he has very little diesel and he can manage with it for a few more hours.Complaining that the authorities do not supply fuel to the bakeries and flour producers, Zarur said, "When I run out of fuel, I will have to close the bakery."Since the beginning of the summer, Lebanon has been facing fuel shortages that have prompted long lines at petrol stations and plunged the small country into long hours of darkness.The fuel crisis, especially the lack of fuel oil has threatened bakeries, hospitals, and other sectors, warning of complete darkness after private generators stopped working in a number of areas in light of the continuing crisis in the country. Many bakeries have already closed because they cannot afford the rising fuel prices to drive private generators, as power outages last about 20 hours a day. (Footage by Ahmad Said/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)