This week flood waters and landslides ravaged the resort town of Acapulco and stranded a reported 40,000 tourists, leaving them without food, water, or any means of escape. Major roadways into and out of Acapulco have been blocked by debris, cutting off recovery efforts for the city’s 680,000 residents.
With the city devoid of law and order, and emergency responders overwhelmed, looters hit the streets in a matter of hours.
You’d think that those who failed to prepare for the possibility of a disaster would be out looking to acquire extra food, fresh drinking water and supplies, but apparently, as we saw in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, electronics and other consumer goods were the order of the day:
Back in town, thousands of looters streamed out of the Costco wholesale store in the exclusive Diamante district, wading out of the flooded store with food, televisions and even fridges while soldiers and federal police looked on, AFP correspondents said.
Friggin unreal. TV’s and fridges …lol
The fools take what they can’t use and don’t consider the future may not be there. This is the same thing that happen in New Orleans. Isn’t it interesting to see a pay phone in the picture. I guess not everyone there can afford a phone so they come to America for a free welfare phone.
Isn’t it interesting that the aqua firs are depleted and the floods are destroying what’s not drying up. Something strange is going on. Keep an eye on the volcano near Mexico City too.