Luiz 4,253 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Despair and violence is taking over Venezuela. The economic crisis sweeping the nation means people have to withstand widespread shortages of staple products, medicine, and food. So when the Maduro administration began rationing electricity this week, leaving entire cities in the dark for up to 4 hours every day, discontent gave way to social unrest. On April 26, people took to the streets in three Venezuelan states, looting stores to find food. Maracaibo, in the western state of Zulia, is the epicenter of thefts: on Tuesday alone, Venezuelans raided pharmacies, shopping malls, supermarkets, and even trucks with food in seven different areas of the city. Although at least nine people were arrested, and 2,000 security officers were deployed in the state, Zulia’s Secretary of Government Giovanny Villalobos asked citizens not to leave their homes. “There are violent people out there that can harm you,” he warned. In Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, citizens reported looting in at least three areas of the city. Twitter users reported that thefts occurred throughout the night in the industrial zone of La California, Campo Rico, and Buena Vista. They assured that several locals were robbed and that there were people on the street shouting “we are hungry!” The same happened in Carabobo, a state in central Venezuela. Through Twitter, a journalist from Valencia reported the looting of a deli. The crime took place on Tuesday evening amid a wave of protests against prolonged power rationing and outages in multiple parts of the country. https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2016/04/27/looting-venezuela-food-electricity/ : more I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanripley 86,575 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 oh boy https://goo.gl/xMgMvJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody3089 250 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 This is one of the dumbest presidents in the history of the whole wide world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Bromance 5,809 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 OMG, this is just awful!! I can't believe things have gotten so bad in Venezuela. My heart goes out to all the women, children, elderly and men who are facing these hardships. The fact that many Venezuelans are forced to only eat two meals a day because they can't afford basic groceries or worse, because food is rationed is just heartbreaking. I think neighboring countries like Colombia and Brazil and even countries like Panama, Mexico, Chile and Argentina should all pitch in and help Venezuela by shipping food, medicine and other basic necessities that are currently scarce. Let's keep our Venezuelan brothers in our prayers so that things turn around for them. I don't care what you think about unless it is about me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,664 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 This is absolutely ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre 10,480 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Oh, my country, never good news about it. ❝Is not blue, not turquoise, not lapis. It's actually cerulean❞. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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