The people of Austria are going crazy due to the state of emergency.

 

The people of Austria are going crazy due to the state of emergency.

Austrian petrol stations near the German border are tense with empty pumps and panicked drivers. Some have already run out of diesel.

No matter what she did, nothing helped: Romina Reinpold tied cable ties around the nozzles of the diesel pumps at her gas station. Why? Because on Sunday afternoon, Reinpold's Tyrolean gas station suddenly ran out of fuel. The rush to the gas station on the border was too great. But the cable ties were effective.

Recent fuel price hikes in Germany have resulted in motorists paying more than two euros for a liter of diesel since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.

Fuel is becoming more expensive, as well as scarcer due to the war in Ukraine, says Reinpold. According to your supplier, it may happen that the gas stations only get a certain amount of fuel every week.

The tank tourism industry is flourishing between Munich and the border

Hartwig Bamberger, head of police in Kufstein, says "the people are getting crazy." Kufstein, another border town, is feeling the effects of tank tourism, too. Meanwhile, prices continue to climb in Austria.

On Friday, diesel will cost over two euros in Kufstein, and petrol will be just under two euros. At the weekend, the gas stations will be crowded with tourists looking for canisters. He understands.