Chinanews.com, Oct. 2-according to a report by Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao on the 2nd, Brexit and the epidemic of COVID-19 have led to staff shortages in the world's fifth largest economy and disrupted the transportation of fuel, medicine and food. Over the past week, people have been on a fuel buying spree, even fighting at gas stations, while as many as 150000 pigs could be destroyed in a week or 10 days because of a shortage of butchers and slaughterhouses.
Staff shortage, transportation of fuel, food and medicine, etc., was disturbed.
The fuel shortage caused by a severe shortage of truck drivers in the UK has not eased, and as of October 1, many gas stations in the UK still have no fuel to fill. Some drivers, worried about the aggravation of the oil shortage, also use water storage tanks to hoard oil.
Although British ministers have repeatedly stressed that the oil shortage has eased, retailers say at least 2000 gas stations have sold out. Reuters correspondents in London and southern England reported that dozens of gas stations remained closed. In London, there are queues of cars waiting to refuel at gas stations that are still open for business.
There are 8380 gas stations in the UK, 65 per cent of which are members of the gasoline retailers Association. The association said a few days ago that 27% of its members reported that there was no fuel, 21% had only one fuel in stock, and 52% had enough gasoline and diesel. "unprecedented demand has led to fuel supplies running out faster than usual," said Ballmer, executive director of the association. "
Martehouse, Britain's crime and police minister, said on Friday that although fuel demand was still high, the oil shortage crisis had stabilized and "it is hoped that the situation will improve in the next few days as the fuel tank is filled."
There is also a shortage of workers in the slaughterhouse! 150000 pigs are facing destruction.
In addition to the oil shortage, another problem is about to emerge in the UK. Local farmers have warned that they may be forced to shoot or burn live pigs with a backlog of pigs that cannot be slaughtered but need feed because of a shortage of butchers and slaughterhouses.
Butters, president of the National Farmers' Union, said as many as 150000 pigs could be destroyed within a week or 10 days.
The new employment rules issued after Brexit were intended to attract talent and restrict the entry of low-skilled migrant workers, but they were attracted, but there were too few Britons engaged in low-skilled jobs, resulting in a labour shortage.