Venezuelans have been queuing in front of supermarkets to buy basic food items.<br /><br /> Shortages are being reported across the country, as falling oil prices slash the country’s national income.<br /><br /> And restrictions are now being imposed, with customers ordered to only shop on certain days. <br /><br /> Maria Jose Useche, an 18-year-old mother, was one of those in line.<br /><br /> “They had disposable nappies, and that’s why I came, but there are none now,” she said. “The only thing left is soap, if I can I’ll buy some soap. Sometimes there’s nothing and I leave empty-handed. Sometimes I queue in this line for nothing.”<br /><br /> The limits on shopping have been imposed by state-owned supermarkets, but many complain it is going to be impossible to manage.<br /><br /> Cook Juan Gonzalez said: “I can’t shop on the day allocated to me. I have other obligations, and I can’t put those off to go shopping for food.”<br /><br /> With inflation hitting 65 per cent last year, the president, Nicolas Maduro, is attempting to seek overseas financing.
