Monday's bomb attacks against gas pipelines in Mexico have left hundreds of companies without fuel, the Mexican Natural Gas Association (AMGN) said Tuesday.
The AMGN president Agustin Human said the attacks had halted the daily delivery of up to 700 million cubic feet of gas.
Early Monday, attackers blew up gas pipelines belonging to state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in six locations. Five of these were in the east coast state of Veracruz and one was in the central state of Tlaxcala. No one died in the raid but 12,500 people were evacuated from their homes.
The attacks affected 11 of the nation's 32 states as well as Mexico City. Citizens of the towns of La Antigua, Omealca, Minatitlan and Actopan in Veracruz and the Las Delicias area in Tlaxcala are sheltering in emergency hotels.
In Mexico City, some 1,500 public buses that use compressed natural gas are at risk of fuel shortages.
More than 500 major fuel-consuming companies have had their gas supply cut off as a result of the attacks. Among those is glass company Vitro, one of Mexico's top companies, which has suspended operations at its six plants.
