A protest by hauliers is disrupting supplies across southern Italy, according to Wyborcza.pl. Shops in the region have been left with empty shelves, fuel has become scarce at filling stations, and food prices have risen sharply, with the outlet reporting tomatoes selling for as much as 10 euros.
The effects have been concentrated in the south. RMF24 reported that Naples is running short of both food and fuel, and that the Italian government held an emergency meeting in response. TVN24 likewise reported shortages of food and fuel as a consequence of the protests in the south of the country.
WP Turystyka reported that southern Italy has been effectively blocked, with no fuel available at two airports and shops emptied. Onet reported that discount stores in the south have been crowded with shoppers and that shelves there are bare.
The Polish outlets frame the disruption as a transport strike with wide knock-on effects on daily life, from retail supply to aviation fuel. The reporting reviewed here does not set out the hauliers' specific demands or how long the action is expected to last.
What to watch next: whether the government's emergency talks produce measures to restore deliveries and ease the shortages in the south.
