Gasoline woes: Motorists queueing to pump fuel into their vehicles at a petrol station in Vientiane. — AFP
LONG lines of motorists queuing for petrol have been snaking through the streets of Vientiane in recent days as Laos struggles with a growing fuel crisis.
Some parts of the reclusive communist nation have been suffering shortages for weeks, according to state media, but on Monday pumps in the capital began to run dry.
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