Lebanese turn to tuk-tuks for feeding families as economic crisis drags on

Lebanese turn to tuk-tuks for feeding families as economic crisis drags on

The cheap and low fuel consumption tuk-tuks have become a good option for the creative Lebanese as the economic crisis drags onAs the dire economic conditions forced the Lebanese to look for creative ideas to generate a decent revenue with less investment, the cheap and low fuel consumption tuk-tuks have become a good option for them.

BEIRUT, April 25 (Xinhua) — Thirty-year-old Jamal Abu Omar bought months ago a tuk-tuk for around 2,400 U.S. dollars, a huge investment for him but, in his opinion, a necessary one to secure a source of livelihood for his family amid the ongoing economic crisis in Lebanon.

Now Omar gets busy during the wee hours of the day by loading his three-wheel vehicle with pieces of bread and delivering them to dozens of shops in several towns in the Bekaa, eastern Lebanon.

“Despite the difficult situation we are facing, I think I can make good money out of my tuk-tuk,” Omar told Xinhua, who had to buy the tuk-tuk in installments and believed it was one of the wisest decisions he ever made.

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