Reports from La Guaira indicate looting of food stores and businesses following the devastating earthquakes that struck the coastal city on Thursday. Residents broke into shops in search of food and supplies amid shortages and chaos, according to on-the-ground accounts.
Reports from La Guaira, the coastal city hardest hit by Thursday's twin earthquakes in Venezuela, describe looting of food stores and businesses as shortages and chaos grip the area. According to on-the-ground accounts, some residents broke into shops in search of food and supplies. The looting comes amid the broader humanitarian crisis triggered by the quakes, which have killed at least 164, according to Venezuelan authorities, and left thousands homeless. Rescue and recovery operations continue in the city, as previously reported by The Zioneer. The scale of the looting, and whether authorities are responding, remains unclear.
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