Nation already blighted by civil war and sanctions faces further disruption

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People queue to fill up their vehicles at a gas station in Myanmar’s second city of Mandalay on March 26. Lines at some fuel stations in big cities regularly stretch for several kilometers. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

YANGON/MANDALAY, Myanmar — Under the scorching March sun, long lines of vehicles stretch for blocks outside gas stations in Myanmar’s major cities.