KATHMANDU: Hundreds of people queued in Kathmandu to buy firewood after the Nepal government said it was putting thousands of kilos on sale to try to ease a crippling fuel shortage.
The move came as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli called on neighbouring India to end what he called an “undeclared blockade” that has left the country desperately short of fuel and other supplies.
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