Bali fuel crisis forces kilometre-long queues as tourists cancel holiday plans and governor orders schools to close

Bali is experiencing its worst fuel shortage in years, leaving tourists and residents stuck in kilometre-long queues for up to seven hours after a tanker anchor failure and rough seas disrupted deliveries to the island's main terminals. Moldovan tourist Raisa Neagu, 43, told reporters she had to abandon her plans altogether after running out of petrol. Governor I Wayan Koster has directed government employees to spend three days working remotely and moved schools to online learning in order to reduce pressure on fuel distribution.

Australian expat Mia Dickson filmed queues of cars and motorbikes stretching back 40 minutes; one tourist's wife arrived at the pumps at 4.30am and still faced a two-and-a-half-hour wait.

A tanker carrying more than 22 million litres has arrived at the island, and authorities say the supply it brings should be sufficient for up to seven days.

Hotel worker Ni Wayan Susiani, 22, spent five hours queuing to fill her motorbike, saying: 'My hope is that this is the last day like this.'