Customs employees on Friday extended a three-day strike by three rolling 48-hour strikes, as reserves at petrol stations have started drying up.

The customs employees throughout the country had initially launched a three day strike from Tuesday to Thursday, but decided on Thursday evening to call an additional three rolling 48-hour strikes.

The border posts at Evzoni, Doirani, Nikaia and Krystallopigi remain closed on Friday due to the customs employees' ongoing strike, as well as the railway crossing at Idomeni in Kilkis prefecture.

Meanwhile, queues have started forming in front of gas stations that still have fuel, causing traffic jams on the main streets in major cities. Drivers hastend to fill up their gas tanks on Thursday afternoon after the announcement that the customs employees are extending their strike.

However, the customs employees in Thessaloniki and Crete suspended their strike on Friday, and the petrol stations have replenished their supplies.

In Attica prefecture most of the gas stations' have run out of unleaded gas, while their reserves in super unleaded are nearing depletion, the price of which has skyrocketed to 1.6 euros per litre.