"Regional administrators of the Federal Department of Motor Vehicle Safety declare an emergency situation, which implies a regional declaration on emergency situations," TASS reports.
It is noted that "this emergency was caused by an unexpected shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline system due to network problems, which affected the supply of gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel and other refined products in the affected states."
Alabama, Arkansas, Virginia, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, South Carolina and the metropolitan area are reported to be in disaster. Colombia.