{"id":176310,"date":"2018-05-22T13:34:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T13:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/khartoum-cooking-gas-shortage-warehouses-witness-long-queues\/"},"modified":"2018-05-22T13:34:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T13:34:00","slug":"khartoum-cooking-gas-shortage-warehouses-witness-long-queues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/khartoum-cooking-gas-shortage-warehouses-witness-long-queues","title":{"rendered":"Khartoum cooking gas shortage: Warehouses witness long queues"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lack of cooking gas led to long lines of people waiting for a refill of their cooking gas cylinders at a warehouse in the Sudanese capital Khartoum during the weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n

People queueing at El Shajara warehouse on Saturday told Radio Dabanga that they searched for cooking gas at gas stations and cooking gas agents for more than a week, to no avail.<\/p>\n

The Workers’ Union of Cooking Gas Agents reported that it formed a joint mechanism for the distribution of cooking gas to warehouses and shops, especially in the residential districts.<\/p>\n

The union said it expects a solution to the cooking gas shortages any time in the coming days, when gas refineries and distribution companies have continued their regular operation.<\/p>\n

Sudan is in the teeth of a nationwide fuel shortage which has had a domino effect on agriculture and transport, especially in remote areas. The country’s logistics infrastructure is in disarray, which has led to basic commodities becoming scarce.<\/p>\n

Drinking water<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition, drinking water prices increased because of the lack of diesel for generators and water pumps. Already in February, a lack of fuel in Darfur, Kassala, and Kordofan’s states has caused large tracts of cultivated land to dry up<\/a> in February, as irrigation pumps could not be operated.<\/p>\n

The price of drinking water in Suakin, 60 km south of Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast, has increased by 100 per cent. Residents reported a scarcity of potable water in the coastal areas.<\/p>\n

Last week, people in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, also reported a shortage of drinking water<\/a> that has lasted for days.<\/p>\n