Pumps dry as Myanmar's Yangon hit by fresh fuel shortage

Yangon: Taxi and tuk tuk drivers in Myanmar s commercial hub Yangon queued for hours for scarce petrol on Wednesday in the latest shortage fuelled by...

Yangon: Taxi and tuk-tuk drivers in Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon queued for hours for scarce petrol on Wednesday in the latest shortage fuelled by civil war and a tanking economy.

Myanmar's local kyat currency has plunged against the dollar since the military seized power in 2021, hitting importers' ability to pay for fuel shipments.

Yangon's eight million inhabitants regularly suffer fuel shortages that also affect businesses and hospitals that rely on generators for power during frequent electricity blackouts.

Thein Myint, 62, said he had been queueing in eastern Yangon's Thaketa since last night waiting for a chance to fill up his car.