Coronavirus: Venezuelans struggling with fuel shortage - BBC News

BBC(Youtube) ^ | 5/13/20 | BBC News

[DallasBiff]

Venezuela, a country already in crisis, is preparing for the looming coronavirus pandemic.

The price of food has increased by 80% since lockdown and fuel is being rationed. It's unheard of in a country that sits on the world's largest oil reserves

[sockmonkey]

I did not see mentioned in the video, England’s complicity in Venezuela’s woes in the battle against Covid 19.

Also from BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52733299

Venezuela has launched legal proceedings against the Bank of England to try to force it to release €930m ($1bn; £820m) worth of Venezuelan gold.

The gold is being retained following British and US sanctions on Venezuela.

Venezuela says it wants the Bank of England to sell part of the Venezuelan gold reserves to use the funds to fight the spread of coronavirus.

It says it has agreed for the money to be sent directly to the UN to ensure it is not used for other purposes.

[libertylover]

What is it about the structure of their economy or their society, that creates such a contradiction? What sort of system in place would cause fuel shortages when they are so abundant in the natural resources needed?

The same kind of system touted by Comrade Biden, Comrade Bernie, Comrade Mrs. Bill Clinton, ...

[Reily]

Wasn’t there already a fuel shortage & 80% price increase in Venezuela because of it wise socialist governing policies?

[hal ogen]

I guess years of socialist leftist nitwits running your country does have its consequences . Oh,well...