Streets Go Dark, Factories Close As Wartime Energy Crisis Bites
- By AFP,
- Reuters,
- EPA-EFE and
- Amos Chapple
Recent images from around the world show far-reaching impacts of the fuel crisis caused by the war in the Middle East.
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A farmer arrives to a fuel station that has run out of diesel in Manikganj, Bangladesh, on April 8.
Global fuel shortages caused by Iran stopping the passage of oil and gas tankers through the Strait of Hormuz are being felt throughout the world, especially in Asia. The region imports some 60 percent of all its crude oil from the Middle East.
Global fuel shortages caused by Iran stopping the passage of oil and gas tankers through the Strait of Hormuz are being felt throughout the world, especially in Asia. The region imports some 60 percent of all its crude oil from the Middle East.
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Closed shops in Cairo seen on March 28 after Egypt's government mandated that shops must close by 9 p.m. amid the energy shortage caused by the US-Israel war with Iran.
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A fisherman who is taking part in a blockade of the port of Ajaccio, on the French island of Corsica, on April 7.
Seamen from the island were protesting the "deadly spiral" of fuel prices, which are higher than on the French mainland.
Seamen from the island were protesting the "deadly spiral" of fuel prices, which are higher than on the French mainland.
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Cars and motorcycles form a long line outside a fuel station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 6. Shortages in the country have been blamed on "panic buying" amid uncertainty over fuel supplies to Bangladesh.
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A soldier guarding the entrance to an oil depot in Dhaka on April 3.
The government of Bangladesh has stationed troops and police at fuel storage sites throughout the country amid the ongoing energy crisis.
The government of Bangladesh has stationed troops and police at fuel storage sites throughout the country amid the ongoing energy crisis.
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Shopkeepers in Islamabad, Pakistan, close their businesses early on April 7.
Pakistan's government mandated on April 6 that markets and shopping malls close by 8 p.m. as part of energy conservation measures.
Pakistan's government mandated on April 6 that markets and shopping malls close by 8 p.m. as part of energy conservation measures.
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A closed ceramics factory in Morbi, India, on March 5.
Hundreds of factories in Morbi alone have reportedly halted operations due to the squeeze on fuel needed for the gas-hungry kilns of India's ceramics industry.
Hundreds of factories in Morbi alone have reportedly halted operations due to the squeeze on fuel needed for the gas-hungry kilns of India's ceramics industry.
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People fill up water containers from a truck in Havana, Cuba, on March 19 after severe fuel shortages disrupted water-pumping facilities in the country.
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A volunteer in the American state of Chicago holds a coupon at a gas station on April 4 during an event in which a local businessman has pledged to gift $200,000 worth of petrol.
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A man repairs a bicycle at a shop in Quetta, Pakistan, on April 7 as commuters look for ways to avoid motorcycles amid a surge in fuel prices.
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A worker with bags of plastic pellets at a warehouse in China's Guangdong Province on April 1. Plastic products are made from fossil fuels and experts warn the price of the material is set to rise behind the surge in oil prices.
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A South Sudanese girl uses a solar light to study amid electricity rationing in the African nation reportedly triggered by the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
