The main reason for this was the spread of rumours among the people that there was a shortage of kerosene and that the supply of kerosene to fuel stations had been disrupted on 14 August. As a result, there were long queues at fuel stations to buy kerosene on 15 August as well. Olga said there was a shortage of kerosene in only one area in the Colombo District on 14 and 15 August. At present, there is no shortage of kerosene in the area that was affected either,” she added. However, even though the supply of kerosene was back to normal yesterday, there were long queues at several places in Colombo to buy kerosene, since the supply had been disrupted for two days.

Source: The Nation August 16, 2021 18:56 UTC