Putin Calls To Shield Flood-Hit Areas From Looting

Russian President Vladimir Putin known as Wednesday on native leaders in Siberia and the Urals to verify flood-hit properties are protected from looting, as authorities within the Kurgan area evacuated 14,000 individuals from the rising Tobol River. Russia and neighboring Kazakhstan have fought devastating floods for nearly two weeks. Putin — who in contrast to … Read more

Vladimir Putin calls for crackdown on ‘lawlessness’ after extreme floods ‘spark looting’

Vladimir Putin has referred to as for a clampdown on “lawlessness” in Russia after a burst dam sparked looting. Hundreds of Russians have been compelled to flee town of Orsk after a dam burst underneath the pressure of flooding alongside the Ural river on Friday evening. The Russian chief ordered Inside Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev and … Read more

Inflation or politics? Argentina hit by wave of looting

Since Friday, teams of individuals, typically dozens at a time, have compelled their approach into supermarkets and different shops, fueled by calls on social media, authorities say. Round 200 individuals, a lot of them minors, have been arrested for what locals name “piranha assaults” — from the outskirts of the capital Buenos Aires, to the … Read more