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Menyemut, Potret Ribuan Warga Antre BBM di Negara Tetangga RI

reuters, CNBC Indonesia
Rabu, 23/03/2022 14:35 WIB

Sri Lanka, berjarak 9.000 km dari Aceh kini dilanda krisis bahan bakar. Ribuan warga mengatre bahkan ada yang meninggal karena tak kuat berdiri terlalu lama.

1/7 People stand in a long queue to buy kerosene oil for kerosene cookers amid a shortage of domestic gas due to country's economic crisis, at a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Antrean menyemut di Sri Lanka. Ribuan warga membawa dirijen dan sejumlah benda untuk menampung bahan bakar. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

2/7 People stand in a long queue to buy kerosene oil for kerosene cookers amid a shortage of domestic gas due to country's economic crisis, at a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Negara kepulauan di Samudra Hindia yang berjarak 9.000 km dari Aceh, Indonesia, itu memang sedang berjuang melawan krisis valuta asing. Ini memaksa devaluasi mata uangnya. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

3/7 People stand in a long queue to buy kerosene oil for kerosene cookers amid a shortage of domestic gas due to country's economic crisis, at a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Krisis tersebut juga memukul pembayaran untuk impor penting. Seperti makanan, obat-obatan hingga bahan bakar. Alhasil, pembelian BBM pun seret untuk memenuhi kebutuhan dalam negeri. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

4/7 People stand in a long queue to buy kerosene oil for kerosene cookers amid a shortage of domestic gas due to country's economic crisis, at a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Untuk mengatur warga, pemerintah pun disebut telah menurunkan militer di pom-pom bensin. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

5/7 People stand in a long queue to buy kerosene oil for kerosene cookers amid a shortage of domestic gas due to country's economic crisis, at a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Hal ini bukan tanpa alasan. Polisi mengatakan seorang pria telah ditikam sampai mati karena pertengkaran saat mengantre. Minggu lalu tiga pria tua juga meninggal karena kelelahan mengantri untuk membeli bahan bakar di panas terik. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

6/7 People stand in a long queue to buy kerosene oil for kerosene cookers amid a shortage of domestic gas due to country's economic crisis, at a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

"Setidaknya dua personel tentara akan dikerahkan di setiap pompa bahan bakar," kata juru bicara militer Nilantha Premaratne kepada Reuters dikutip Rabu (23/3/2022). REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

7/7 People stand in a long queue to buy kerosene oil for kerosene cookers amid a shortage of domestic gas due to country's economic crisis, at a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

"Langkah itu juga merupakan tanggapan atas keluhan penimbunan dan distribusi yang tidak efisien," sambung juru bicara pemerintah Ramesh Pathirana./Dinuka Liyanawatte