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CCTV footage has caught a gang of looters descending on a shop and clearing its shelves.

They charge through the doors while panicked shoppers flee.

The images were recorded in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, where inhabitants are currently suffering from a food crisis.

The footage shows how a large group of people approach and force their way into a convenience store.

In another scene a cashier can be seen making a dash for it as the looters ransack the shop, taking whatever they can get their hands on.

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One man can be seen taking the till while others jump over the counter grabbing as much as they can carry.

According to the Venezuelan Violence Observatory, looting like this occurs more than ten times a day in the country.

Rapidly rising inflation and food shortages mean food prices have rocketed and people have to queue for hours to buy basic food supplies which have often run out by the time they are at the front.

The opposition are calling for a referendum to try and oust current president Nicolas Maduro.

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The leader of the country is also facing heat from social media users who have begun a Twitter campaign to show him their empty fridges.

Average annual inflation in the country is at 700 percent and is estimated to increase up to 1,600 percent next year.

Even the most basic commodities such as flour have become inaccessible for much of the population.

The International Monetary Fund indicates that the economic chaos in the country has been intensified by a drop in fuel prices which triggered the extreme inflation rates.