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Americans Crossing Mexican Border To Stock Up On Toilet Roll

Americans Crossing Mexican Border To Stock Up On Toilet Roll

Residents of California have driven for hours to cross the Mexican border

Amelia Ward

Amelia Ward

Americans are crossing the Mexican border to stock up on essentials amid the coronavirus outbreak.

As people continue to stockpile items like toilet roll and pasta, empty shelves have been seen around the world.

But Mexico - which at the time of writing has just 118 confirmed cases, compared with America's 9,464 - has seen US citizens queue for hours outside supermarkets, where there are ample supplies.

Shoppers queue outside Tijuana Costco.
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Recent days have seen photos emerging of lines of people outside wholesale stores in Tijuana, just south of the Mexican border.

As reported by WKBN 27, many of the shoppers had travelled south from California, with the news station reporting more than 600 people queuing outside Tijuana Costco with shopping carts.

California has been hit particularly hard by the Covid-19 outbreak, with shops left empty as residents anticipate lockdown.

Some residents driven for hours from LA to Tijuana just to shop.

One Los Angeles resident had travelled three hours, telling WKBN 27: "It's tough for us to come down here to get things, but we're going to try it."

Americans have been crossing the border to bulk buy in Mexico.
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The woman had driven to a Calimax supermarket, just a mile south of the border, where she found bottled water, rice and beans - which weren't available in her hometown.

Another had driven from San Diego to the Mexican Costco to get cleaning supplies.

They told the news station: "It's still not very bad right now here, they have a lot of products, they're not selling you more than four packages of anything, four is the maximum."

Shoppers have cleared shelves in states across America in a panic buying frenzy because of the threat of the coronavirus pandemic.

In other areas of the country, Americans have responded to the global panic by queuing to buy guns.

The US has seen a spike in gun purchases amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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According to reports, fears have grown among some parts of the country that the spread of the deadly disease could lead to a breakdown in society, while others believe the government will try to restrict their 'constitutional right' to own a firearm.

As a result, people have been queuing for hours to get their hands on weapons and ammunition, and local store owners say business has never been better.

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: coronavirus