In Naga Metropolis, a neighborhood grocery store loses about million-pesos value of products to looters as Extreme Tropical Storm Kristine (worldwide title: Trami) battered the area and submerged the shop attributable to flooding on Wednesday morning, October 23, 2024. Cabral Bicolandia Supermart (CBS) mentioned they acquired reviews that individuals broke into their retailer and later found that their grocery gadgets have been fully worn out. INQUIRER FILES
LEGAZPI CITY — A neighborhood grocery store in Naga Metropolis in Camarines Sur misplaced about million-pesos value of products to looters as Extreme Tropical Storm Kristine (worldwide title: Trami) battered the area and submerged the shop attributable to flooding on Wednesday morning.
Cabral Bicolandia Supermart (CBS) mentioned after they visited the shop in Barangay (village) Igualdad at round 2 p.m. after receiving reviews that individuals broke in, they found that their grocery gadgets have been fully worn out.
Pictures confirmed folks wading by means of chest-deep floodwaters carrying their very own packs from the shop.
READ: LIVE UPDATES: Tropical Storm Kristine
In a non-public message, the CBS mentioned other than the displayed items within the inventory room, all cash from their money registers and vault have been additionally stolen.
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They famous that even the branded wines and cigarettes have been additionally stolen from their retailer.
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Earlier than the incident, they already had plans to companion with some folks to conduct reduction distribution to the victims of flooding within the metropolis.
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“We have already got a companion for the launching of the reduction operation as a result of in response to our staff, there have been many individuals affected. However our shares have been worn out and we have no idea easy methods to get well from this,” CBS advised the Inquirer in a non-public message.
They discovered {that a} Fb person posted a photograph, claiming that their retailer was making a gift of free groceries.
The shop administration appealed to social media customers to cease spreading false claims. INQ
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