Mozambique | Fuel crisis paralyzes public transit in Montepuez

The Municipality of Montepuez has suspended public passenger transport due to the fuel crisis affecting Cabo Delgado’s second-largest city.Public transit buses in Montepuez have been out of service for nearly a week.The Mayor of Montepuez,Cecílio Chabane,acknowledges the problem and explains that the municipal council has been working to secure fuel supplies in the coming days. The Municipality of Montepuez has suspended public passenger transport due to the fuel crisis affecting Cabo Delgado’s second-largest city. Public transit buses in Montepuez have been out of service for nearly a week.

acknowledges the problem and explains that the municipal council has been working to secure fuel supplies in the coming days. In addition to causing severe mobility disruptions for residents,the bus grounding in Montepuez triggered a wave of misinformation regarding the true root causes of the issue.In response,the municipal council has appealed for calm among citizens. In addition to causing severe mobility disruptions for residents, the bus grounding in Montepuez triggered a wave of misinformation regarding the true root causes of the issue.

the municipal council has appealed for calm among citizens. To alleviate public suffering,the municipality of Montepuez temporarily resumed public passenger transit operations while awaiting an end to the fuel crisis. the municipality of Montepuez temporarily resumed public passenger transit operations while awaiting an end to the fuel crisis.

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Montepuez received five buses this year,two of which operate in the city center,while two others service the 60-kilometer Balama-Namuno route. while two others service the 60-kilometer Balama-Namuno route.

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