Diesel shortages hit provinces, pumps dry

Cars line up for fuel at a PTT petrol station in Chiang Mai on Sunday. The line stretched back several hundred metres. (Photo: Weeraphon Wongnunta)

Fuel shortages, particularly diesel, have intensified across several provinces, with long queues forming at petrol stations, supplies running out within hours and motorists left waiting without certainty of refuelling.

In northern and northeastern provinces, limited deliveries could not keep up with demand, local media said on Sunday.