Fuel shortage in French gas stations as oil refinery workers extend walkout

By Feiza Ben Mohamed

MARSEILLE, France (AA) – Many gas stations in southern France are facing shortage due to workers' strike in oil refineries.

An Anadolu correspondent on the ground observed long queues in some stations in Marseille on Sunday morning, while the walkouts continue severely in five out of the seven refineries across the country.

Drivers had to be patient and wait for almost two hours to get fuel.

Official figures showed on Sunday that the three refineries located in the Bouches-du-Rhone department, among seven in the entire country, were those which were seeing the most supply issues.

Oil refinery workers in France walked out two weeks ago and extended their strike to express their objection to the government's pension reform.

*Writing by Nur Asena Erturk in Ankara