As the gas supply crisis intensifies, the smell of charcoal thickens in the air. The availability and price of charcoal has forced many residents to switch to this fuel supply to meet their daily cooking needs.
On plastic shopping bag of charcoal costs around 60 riyals and if used for a meal and tea/coffee, will last 2days. Despite this, the fuel source is proving to be cheaper than gas, if one can get their hands on gas, which has risen to up to 5000riyals per bottle.
Local residents have taken to blocking roads with their empty gas bottles.These blockages are causing further disruptions in traffic flow.
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