Cusco runs out of domestic gas due to protests and road blockades

Cusco runs out of domestic gas due to protests and road blockades

Dozens of citizens of Cusco They arrived last Tuesday morning to a domestic gas bottling plant located in the sector of Angostura, border between the districts of San Jerónimo and Saylla, 45 minutes from the Imperial City. Nevertheless, They were surprised that the product had sold out.

Users had no choice but to return to their homes, worried that they had run out of gas supplies or looking for the possibility of looking for the precious product in the city’s distributors, which they raised the prices up to 80 soles. “We come here because the prices are comfortable, the merchants, given the situation we are experiencing, raised prices. It’s an abuse,” said a housewife.

According to the information, the shortage was due to a blockade by strikers in the district of Ancahuasi, province of Antawhere the truck carrying the resource had been stranded. “Let’s hope that in the next few hours the road can be enabled, we need to stock up, I’ve been here since 5:00 am. I’ll wait a while longer,” said another user.

The price of a 10-kilogram (Kg) balloon in said packaging oscillates between S/47. The one of 5 kg, in S/25 and the one of 45 kg. in S/185.

Modesto Cagigas, president of the Gas Distributors Association of CuscoI affirm that the region will be one of the most affected with the shortage. “There is no gas in the plants, let’s hope this normalizes,” she said.

Source: Larepublica

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