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Up to 90% of British fuel stations ran dry across major English cities on Monday after panic buying deepened a supply chain crisis in the country. In Pic: A Shell petrol station that has run out of fuel is seen in Northwich, Britain, May 27, 2021. (Reuters)
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A dire post-Brexit shortage of lorry drivers emerging after the Covid-19 pandemic has sown chaos through British supply chains in everything from food to fuel. In Pic: A man carries containers to a petrol station in Bracknell, England, Saturday Sept. 25, 2021. (AP)
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The scale of the crisis can be measured by the fact that the British government has put dozens of soldiers on standby to ease fuel supply problems. In Pic: Vehicles queue to refill at a Shell fuel station in central London, Britain, September 27, 2021. (Reuters)
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Long lines of vehicles have formed at many gas stations around Britain since Friday, causing spillover traffic jams on busy roads. In Pic: ‘Out of use’ signs are seen on fuel pumps at a filling station in London, Britain, September 25, 2021. (Reuters)
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Major fuel firms, including BP, Shell and Esso, said in a joint statement that they expected demand for gas to “return to its normal levels in the coming days.” In Pic: Drivers queue for fuel at a petrol station in London, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP)
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According to AP, Several other countries, including the United States and Germany, also are experiencing a shortage of truck drivers, but the problem has been especially visible in Britain. In Pic: A fuel tanker drives at the Buncefield Oil Depot in Hemel Hempstead, Britain, September 28, 2021. (Reuters)
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The government has said it would issue 5,000 three-month visas for truck drivers starting in October, in a bid to end the crisis. In Pic: A sign referring to the lack of fuel is placed at the entrance to a petrol station in London, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP)
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Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has maintained that Britain had “strong supplies of fuel.” In Pic: Motorists queue to fill their cars at a Sainsbury’s fuel station in Ashford, England, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. (AP)
