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Fuel tankers leave a depot in Grays, Essex, as the British army is set to begin delivering petrol to fuel stations after fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying and forced the government to offer visa waivers to foreign truckers to plug the shortfall. IMAGES
Drivers queue up in front of a gas station in London to fill their tanks. The British army is set to begin delivering petrol to fuel stations after fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying and forced the government to offer visa waivers to foreign truckers to plug the shortfall. IMAGES
London, Sep 27 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Neil Hall) The British Minister of the Environment, George Eustice, ruled out this Monday to resort "for the moment" to the collaboration of the Army to alleviate the current supply crisis at the country's petrol stations due to the lack of truck drivers to supply the tanks.FOOTAGE OF PETROL STATIONS IN LONDON.
Violence erupts at a protest for higher wages in Paris, which was sparked by fuel shortages and workers striking at refineries across France. Protesters also oppose the requisitioning of striking workers in refineries. The windows of a motorbike dealership are smashed during the protest on Boulevard Montparnasse. IMAGES
Employees of Total and Esso continue their strike in front of the Esso site in Fos-sur-Mer at the call of the CGT union, while almost a third of the petrol stations in France are affected by shortages due to the blockade of refineries. IMAGES