Residents of Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, forced out of their homes by the powerful quakes that hit the prefecture Saturday now have to contend with a gasoline shortage.
Many have been sleeping in their cars -- which they keep idling all night to stay warm -- because their houses were damaged by the quakes and continuing aftershocks.
However, most of the city's roughly 20 gas stations have been shut down due to a power outage and the residents are forming long lines at gas stations in neighboring towns and cities.