Looting, theft in Venezuela add to tragedy
Not even the cables inside the small store remained intact. The earth had barely stopped shaking when the looting and theft began in the area most devastated by Venezuela’s double earthquake.
Outbreaks of looting have hit the coastal state of La Guaira, neighboring Caracas, much of which is now a vast mountain of rubble after June 24’s disaster.
In a video circulating on social media, a group of people pass around boxes of appliances from a collapsed store. Other videos appear to show looted boxes perched on car roofs or on top of motorcycles.
Online accusations are also circulating against police and military personnel who critics allege have been stealing from homes or even from the dead.
