Analysis-Leaderless Lebanon on slippery slope to mayhem


FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the area near Beirut's port, almost a year after the Aug. 4 explosion, Lebanon, July 23, 2021. Picture taken July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's financial meltdown is dragging the country towards mayhem at a quickening pace, forcing its feuding leaders to face a choice between finally doing something about the crisis or risking yet more chaos and insecurity.

The economic collapse that has caused Lebanese mounting hardship for two years hit a crunch point this month with fuel shortages paralysing even essential services and miles-long queues forming at gas stations with little or no petrol to sell.

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