Deepening Fuel Crisis in Malawi Causes Days of Waiting
Due to a fuel crisis that has turned into a national emergency over the last four weeks in Malawi, drivers are waiting for days at stations and experiencing tensions.
The Southeast African country of Malawi is struggling with a severe fuel shortage across the nation, while drivers face days-long waits and difficult living conditions at fuel stations.
While filling a fuel tank has turned into a difficult process across Malawi, fuel shortages have reached a national emergency level nationwide over the last four weeks. As drivers wait for hours at empty stations for deliveries, some stations have turned into makeshift villages where people camp for days. At the Mount Meru fuel station in Zomba, the fourth-largest city and former capital, drivers are sleeping under trucks and resisting aggressively against those trying to cut the line. This situation is turning patience at fuel pumps into hostility.
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- theweek.com · Link