Fuel emergency in Cosenza, stocks exhausted due to protests and fears of stoppages

Fuel emergency in Cosenza, where the vast majority of service stations have completely run out of petrol and diesel supplies, throwing urban mobility into chaos. A problem that is also spreading to other provinces.

After yesterday, marked by long queues and a paralysis of road traffic fueled by fears of the stoppage of supplies due to the Ilva protests in front of the Taranto refinery and the announced blockade of road transport in Calabria from tomorrow, this morning too the few remaining distributors with full tanks are literally under assault, with endless lines of cars lined up waiting to fill up.

The logistical crisis that is affecting the distribution network, linked to difficulties in deliveries and repercussions on the sector, is now clashing with social tension in the area.

Precisely for tomorrow, demonstrations and mobilizations are planned by farmers and operators in the sector in Rende, in Montalto Uffugo, on the Ionian and Tyrrhenian coasts of Cosenza to protest against high fuel prices and production increases.

A protest that promises to be highly participatory and which intends to forcefully draw the Government's attention to the now chronic critical issues that have been bringing the entire supply chain to its knees for months, from the unsustainable cost of diesel to the profound market crisis.

The mobilization of the agricultural world and hauliers in the province of Foggia continues.

This morning the protest is underway in Vieste where, according to what was reported by Guido Cusmai of Orgoglio Olivicolo, "three protests are in place at the entrance to the Gargano town".

The participants, many of whom were on board their agricultural vehicles, took to the streets with the intention of also joining the protest that has been underway since Sunday near the A14 motorway toll booth in Poggio Imperiale.

Traffic slowdowns are recorded, according to what we learn, in points where there are facilities such as at the Candela motorway toll booth.

The Prefecture is constantly following the evolution of the situation, guaranteeing service to refuel the petrol stations.

Regional councilor Graziamaria Starace joined the farmers on the Enrico Mattei seafront to listen to their requests.

At the center of the protest are the cost of agricultural diesel, which has risen above 1.6 euros per litre, and the drop in the price of extra virgin olive oil.

"The farmers of the Gargano are my people, they are our families - said Starace - Today they talk about oil paid less than it costs to produce it and olives that risk remaining on the trees.

I am with them, with all of Puglia and with Southern Italy which works the land and keeps the economy of our territories running.

We need regional measures that reach the camps quickly and strong proposals to be presented to the Government in Rome."