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Indian Man Warns Tourists After Bali Fuel Crisis Triggers Traffic Nightmare
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News18•18-10-2026, 12:08
Indian Man Warns Tourists After Bali Fuel Crisis Triggers Traffic Nightmare
- •Indian entrepreneur Susheel Jain nearly missed his flight back to India due to severe traffic congestion caused by a fuel shortage in Bali.
- •Jain shared a video on Instagram showing massive queues of cars and motorcycles waiting for hours at petrol pumps across the island.
- •He advised tourists planning to visit Bali to plan their itineraries carefully and account for potential delays to avoid getting stranded.
- •Indonesian officials attributed the crisis to distribution issues caused by a delayed fuel tanker with anchor problems, compounded by bad weather and rough seas.
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Indonesian officials attributed the fuel shortage to distribution problems rather than a lack of overall supplies, noting that a delayed fuel tanker experienced an anchor problem while preparing to unload its cargo. Additionally, bad weather and rough seas affected shipments to major fuel terminals on the island.
Queues stretching more than a kilometre were reported outside petrol stations in the provincial capital of Denpasar on Thursday, October 15.
Susheel Jain, an Indian entrepreneur and founder of Shusheal Yoga, warned tourists to plan their journeys carefully after the fuel shortage caused severe traffic congestion and nearly made him miss his flight to India.
