Originally published at: SOCIALIST PARADISE? Venezuela Running Out of Water, Electricity, Food | Sean Hannity
The humanitarian and political crisis engulfing Venezuela continued this week, with major metropolitan areas rapidly running out of drinking water, fuel, and food as the nation struggles to cope with a crumbling economy.
According to Yahoo News, Venezuelan city San Juan de los Morros is facing daily power outages, receives water deliveries just once a month, and sees banks with no currency and no end in sight.
“They send (running) water once a month. The rest of the time we have to buy it,” said one resident. “There have been times where we’ve had no electricity for 24 hours.”
Venezuela -once one of the world’s leading exporter of oil products- has been embroiled in political turmoil for over a year as citizens are forced to scavenge for food and medicine.
Economists at the International Monetary Fund predict inflation could reach as high as 1,000,000% in the coming months.
Read the full report here.
