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'Crazy': Britain puts army on standby as panic buying leaves petrol pumps dry

Vehicles queue to refill at a Shell fuel station in central London, Britain, September 27, 2021. [Courtesy, Reuters]

 British drivers expressed frustration on Tuesday as they hunted for hours or sat snarled in queues to fill their tanks after gas stations in major cities ran dry due to a trucker shortage that has prompted the government to put the army on standby.

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