It has been a week since hurricane Sandy hit the East coast, causing a myriad of problems from power outages to fatalities. It seems that the states of New York and New Jersey have not recovered from its impact. After 80 percent of MTA subway lines being restored, parts of the city still face power outages, but the most pressing issues seems to be the shortage of gas.
Lines at petrol pumps in the city, Queens and Long Island seem to be excruciatingly long. New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg announced that "it may take a few more days before you see this additional supply (of fuel)," as reported by NBC News. The city's Governor Andrew Cuomo assured people that "fuel is on the way," according to the limit.
According to various reports, it might take up till Wednesday to restore fuel supply. Currently, there is a 10-gallon maximum fuel purchase and people waiting in lines for hours to get it.
If its any consolation to the millions of people struggling to get fuel, Governor Cuomo says, ""The good news is it's going to be free."
The problem is not the scarcity of gas per say, but the damage caused by the storm to the pipelines at various gas stations has resulted in the problem.
According to a report by the Associated Press, "millions of gallons of gasoline are sitting at the ready in storage tanks, pipelines and tankers that can't unload their cargoes."
The greater worry is whether or not people will have access to gas before another storm, which was forecasted by the National Weather Service for Wednesday.
