APRNEWS - Lines stretched out at petrol stations in Portugal on Wednesday as supplies were hit by a fuel haulers strike days before a long holiday weekend.

The queue at one filling station was one kilometre long, according to local media, which said nearly 3,000 were already dry across the country.

REUTERS - Total (TOTF.PA) on Monday said several dozen of its gasoline stations had run dry as a more than two-week long protest over fuel tax hikes began to impact fuel reserves and distribution.