Vehicles block main roads in Lebanon's capital Beirut during a general strike by public transport and workers unions over the country's economic crisis. Lebanon is in the throes of an economic meltdown dubbed by the World Bank as among the planet's worst since the 1850s. It is widely blamed on nepotism and corruption among the country's ruling class. Around 80 percent of Lebanon's population is now estimated to be living under the poverty line. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES