Today we went to town to get food and gasoline to make sure we were well stocked...just in case. The line ups in the grocery stores were UNBELIEVABLE!!!! We probably waited over an hour to check out. It seemed that there was plenty in the stores despite the rumours that we are running out of food. There were some shelves empty, but still, plenty for everyone. However, gas is another issue. We couldn´t find any. The gas stations are open, but are only selling diesel now. Today they sent the first two buses from Valdivia to Santiago to see how long it will take to get there. Apparently from Chillan to Santiago, it takes as much as 15 hours, where normally it takes about 5 hours comfortably. I think the worst of it all is the reports coming in about the looting. It is happening everywhere. A friend phoned us this morning to tell us that people were looting the supermarket in Valdivia. It was also on the news about people looting in Concepcion...I guess it´s all over the place. The price of bread has already doubled in Valdivia, and we heard it was at least twice that in Concepcion. Here are a couple of pics from the grocery store today:
I am relieved to find your blog and see that you are okay! Please take care. (Alison Pledger Powell)
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