Venezuela’s gas shortages stall ambulances in their tracks

SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (AP) — Ambulance drivers in Venezuela say they’re unable to fuel up and speed away to emergencies as gasoline shortages deepen.
Jaiberth Zambrano of Civil Protection services in Tachira state said this week that officials overseeing filling stations started turning away ambulances. Drivers were previously able to jump to the front of mile-long gas lines.
Despite having the world’s largest petroleum reserves, Venezuela is in the throes of a historic poli