Going on in Mexico right now, maybe not the whole country but parts.
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1082108146108137472By the way, AFP has some of the best international photography of news events...anyone could have taken this of course but there are plenty of other examples.
Mexico offensive against fuel theft leaves motorists stranded
Fernando Carranza Garcia
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) - An offensive by Mexico’s new government against fuel theft at one of the country’s main refineries has led to days of shortages at gas stations in several central states, as authorities move more fuel by tankers and less by vulnerable pipelines.
A Reuters witness said many gas stations in the city of Guadalajara in Jalisco state were closed on Sunday, including those operated by state oil firm Pemex, Spain’s Repsol and BP. There were long lines of motorists at those that were operating.
“I’ve gone to 10 gas stations and nothing, there’s none at any of them,†said Alan Delgado, trying to fill his Buick truck at a BP gas station in Guadalajara. “This is a serious and critical situation because it complicates work and businesses.â€
Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-oil-theft-idUSKCN1P00MR
