A serious fuel shortage has hit almost all districts in Eastern province.

In Chipata District,  the only filing station that had a few litres of petrol by 14 hours local time is Mt Meru
near Protea hotel where long queues have been formed.

Motorists have been queueing up for hours  inorder to get the commodity.

Some motorists have been seen crossing  the border to neighbouring Malawi,which received a donation of fuel from the PF government a few months ago.