Mad Max violence stalks Venezuela's lawless roads

[BADecker]

Mad Max violence stalks Venezuela's lawless roads

When he set off at sunset from the town of La Grita in western Venezuela on his 900-km (560-mile) journey, Aguilar knew he was taking his life in his hands.

With hunger widespread amid a fifth year of painful economic implosion under President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela has seen a frightening surge in attacks on increasingly lawless roads.

Just a few days earlier, Aguilar said he sat terrified when hundreds of looters swarmed a stationary convoy, overwhelming drivers by sheer numbers. They carted off milk, rice and sugar from other trucks but left his less-prized vegetables alone.

"Every time I say goodbye to my family, I entrust myself to God and the Virgin," said the 36-year-old trucker.

Read more at https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-economy-trucks-widerimage/mad-max-violence-stalks-venezuelas-lawless-roads-idUSKBN1FT1G9?il=0.

[Holy Dank]

It is absolutely crazy what is going on down there!

Here is a video of this event taking place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcNAV-IiTDM

[Sithara007]

It is really sad what is going on now in Venezuela. That country has one of the largest deposits of petroleum and yet decades of socialist misrule has ruined the economy. When the crude prices were high, they were wasting the petro-dollars on subsidies. And now when the prices are down, the government doesn't even have money to provide medical care for the people.