Southeast sees gas shortages amid pipeline shutdown
Parts of the southeastern U.S. are seeing gasoline shortages following a cyberattack that shut down Colonial Pipeline.
As of Tuesday afternoon, nearly 8 percent of Virginia gas stations, nearly 9 percent of North Carolina gas stations and nearly 6 percent of Georgia gas stations were without fuel, according to GasBuddy. That's an increase from earlier in the day.
Gas prices also appeared to be somewhat higher, averaging almost $2.99 per gallon across the country, according to the American Automobile Association. This is up by about 2 cents from Monday and about 7 cents from a week ago.
It goes beyond cars: Fuel supply shortages from the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack are hitting airlines at a time when the industry is just beginning to emerge from the coronavirus recession.