Friday, January 12, 2018

Viral Videos Show Food Crisis the Venezuelan Regime Is Trying to Hide


President Nicolás Maduro’s regime in Venezuela continues to deny that the country is suffering an unprecedented humanitarian crisis characterized by food and medicine shortages. Though the regime has done everything in its power to hide that reality, several new videos have come out recently that show what is actually happening. Venezuela has the highest rate of inflation in the world, the lowest wages in the region, and severe shortages exceeding 90 percent. It’s a crisis on par with that of a war-torn nation: people eat from the trash, looting has become a common occurrence and food transportation trucks are prime targets for hijacking. A video that came out Wednesday, January 10 provides a glimpse into that reality. It shows hundreds of Venezuelans looting a truck carrying corn flour. More…

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