Addis Ababa, October 3, 2021(Walta) – The UK government has announced that from Monday, 200 military personnel will be on active duty to help the country’s fuel crisis, including 100 tanker drivers.
The army personnel has been training this week.
The government insists the move is a “precaution” and the fuel shortages at petrol stations are beginning to stabilize.
It also says 300 overseas fuel tanker drivers will be able to work in the UK immediately, until the end of March.
According to CGTN, some 5,000 ‘temporary’ visas have been introduced for European truck drivers to help deal with the shortage.