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Fuel Shortages Idled Rescue Machinery in La Guaira Until Diesel Deliveries Resumed
Shortages of diesel have idled heavy machinery at some earthquake rescue locations in La Guaira, Venezuela. The government reported delivering 1.5 million liters of fuel while the state oil company increased production.
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Fuel shortages have forced excavators and cranes to stop working at some rescue sites in La Guaira, Venezuela. Heavy machinery has been sitting idle since the previous day at those locations because there was not enough diesel, families said. The affected sites are in areas hit hardest by the earthquakes.
State oil company PDVSA ramped up diesel production in response to the shortage. The government says 1.5 million liters of diesel have now been delivered to keep rescue equipment running. Venezuelan officials moved to address the fuel shortage at rescue sites.
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