USA: Empty shelves, long lines for food as Texas power outage strains supply chains

Subscribe to our channel Amid an ongoing power outage in Texas and deepening crisis in freezing temperatures, Dallas residents are faced with long lines and empty shelves in grocery stores. Long queues were seen outside one supermarket in Dallas on Thursday. Inside were mostly empty shelves and fridges where customers would normally expect to find an abundance of food. It s very stressful to be in a cold house, and if you re in a cold house you re definitely not eating any warm food, said a man in a car. Even when you go out you can t find food, and when you do you have to stand in a line for five hours just to get food. That doesn t make any sense, he added. Winter weather has disrupted food supply chains across Texas while stockpiling has added further pressure on supermarkets and grocery stores. Power outages have also meant many retailers have been forced to throw stock out before it perishes. , Tex