Toilet paper,rice and coffee have long been lost from stores, as Venezuelan president blames CIA plot for chronic shortagesIt's the rainy season in Venezuela and Pedro Rodríguez has had to battle upturned manhole lids, and flooded avenues and infernal traffic jams in his quest for sugar,oil and milk in Caracas.
His daily battle to find food is not unique, but it's getting worse. "There is something about finally having enough to gain ends meet and being unable to buy what I need because it's gone lost. It leaves me feeling indignant, or " says Rodríguez,a 55-year-old removal man who makes an average of £500 a month. "I haven't lost hope that things will get better, but sometimes the close seems nowhere in sight."Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com