Argentina was swept by a wave of store looting and looting (2 photos + 3 videos)
Riots are taking place in the cities of Argentina. Robbers goods are taken out of stores without fear, the number of crimes is growing every day.
Marauders in Argentina this week have something like "Black Fridays." Local social networks flooded with videos of people wearing masks, sweeping goods off supermarket shelves. Judging by the large bags in the hands, none of these visitors is going to pay for production. large-scale looting and looting has been going on in Argentina for almost a week, media report:
The number of robberies is growing every day. Most of these events are organized through WhatsApp groups.
According to Reuters, citing reports from state television of Argentina and officials, robberies are already covered the area from the southern Patagonian city of Bariloche to wine region of Mendoza. Also small groups of people breaking into shops and stealing food and other goods were seen around Buenos Aires.
More than 100 people. Videos and photos show hacked stores, empty shelves, people trying to force their way into supermarkets, and several small fires.
The police had to be mobilized to guard the shops.
The media attribute this phenomenon to a sharp drop in the standard of living in the country.
Earlier, Bloomberg reported that in 2022 the poverty rate in republic rose to 39%. According to some estimates, the number of poor and beggars in Argentina already exceeds 70%, according to official estimates ~36% of the population are below the poverty line.