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Gasoline Shortage Drives Black Market and Rationing Fears
Paris endures a gasless weekend as pumps shut from Saturday noon to Monday morning. Hoarding and tipping for full tanks spread, while jerrycans rise in price. Insurance won’t cover fire risk from hoarded fuel. Imports slowed by Cape detours threaten tin rubber cotton and other goods. Metro use surges as heating cuts hit homes hospitals and buildings. Government warns the shortage will last only months amid a coal wave and reduced private entertaining.