MADRID, 29 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has assured that the crisis generated by the lack of fuel is “improving” and, once the Armed Forces have been mobilized, he has appealed to the “confidence” of the population to avoid queuing at gas stations.
After the scenes of tension in recent days, the British ‘premier’ has ensured that the industry itself confirms that the situation is now “stabilizing”, although it has recognized the “frustration” that fear of fear may have generated among citizens. run out of fuel.
The Government has approved the mobilization of 150 military drivers to guarantee the supply and at least 16 percent of the gas stations already have their pumps full, six points more than during the weekend, according to official sources cited by the BBC chain. Under normal conditions, before the pick-up in demand in recent days, this percentage was around 40 percent.
For its part, the main gas station association estimates the proportion of establishments without fuel at 37 percent, below the two-thirds that suffered shortages on Sunday. The BBC estimates that it would take eight days for all UK vehicles to fill their tanks at the current rate of demand.
The prime minister, who had not spoken out so far on this crisis, attributes the “understandable rebound in public demand for fuel” to a “slight misunderstanding” about the lack of truckers, which in reality would not be “very big”, but similar to what could be in other parts of the world with this profession.
Johnson has promised that his administration will continue to work toward supplies in the coming days. “What we want to do is ensure that we are prepared to get to Christmas and beyond,” he said, in a commitment that extends “to all parts of the supply chain”, also to stores and supermarkets.
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