A Turkish power generating barge on the coast south of Beirut. The Lebanese are lucky if they get two hours of electricity from the national grid each day.

Following political collapse and the pandemic, the Lebanese economy plunged, wiping out 90% of people's savings and resulting in massive inflation. The ammonium nitrate explosion in August 2020 killed over 200 people and accelerated the country's economic collapse. The impact on the struggling healthcare system has been disastrous.