Nepal strike hits petrol supplies

Nepalese petrol stations have been hit by severe fuel shortages, largely triggered by protesters blockading key roads in the south of the country.

Most petrol stations have shut down and those still serving fuel have attracted queues of thousands of motorists.


Nepalese activists representing the ethnic Madheshis of the southern plains have been protesting since Wednesday for more rights and representation.

Roughly 90% of Nepal’s imports travel from India via the southern roads.

“We have not been able to bring any supply in the past two days and our stock has already exhausted,” an official from Nepal’s state-run oil company told the Reuters news agency.

BBC