Venezuelans suffer acute gasoline shortages

Miles long gas lines are forming outside gas stations in Caracas Thursday causing frustration among unlucky who are stuck for days waiting for a chance to fill up ir vehicles tank.

Hundreds of cars hugged shoulder of a freeway in Caracas including taxis, flatbed tow trucks, a truck carrying bottled water, beat up pickups and shiny new cars.

Javier Serra said that he pulled his blue 1968 Ford Falcon into line on edge of Caracas three days ago, hoping he would finally inch his way to pump and fill up.

His gas gauge was long busted, but he knew he was near empty, eyeballing how much remained in his tank by opening a cap in trunk next to his bald spare tire.

old car Serra bought for roughly $200 about 20 years ago remains a lifeline for his family and neighbors.

He supports his wife, two ult children and grandson who live at home by doing odd jobs, sometimes turning his car into a taxi, driving ill neighbors to clinic or making deliveries.

" only thing more plentiful in Venezuela than Corona virus is gasoline shorts," said Russ Dallen, a Managing Partner for Caracas Capital Markets in Miami.

new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people.

For some, especially older ults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.