The queue for the food bank snaked for hundreds of metres out of the shuttered marketplace bordered by tower blocks and down the side of a four lane highway on the outskirts of one of europe s. As the ranks of people made poor by the pandemic swell. News world europe hunger queues and use of food banks on the rise as spain struggles to recover from coronavirus.
Number of people relying on food banks in paris soared amid the. People queue for hundreds of yards for handouts at paris food bank as city sees huge job losses and violent protests amid lockdown. Melanie rochford is director of business and development.
A food bank worker has revealed some of the heartbreaking stories of families queuing for up to three hours amid the coronavirus pandemic. Food banks have switched to contactless food pick ups. There are also queues for those without vehicles.
One food bank pick up in los angeles had a car queue that stretched one mile long 1 6km. William mcgranaghan who set up the charity in 2008 said five weeks ago the food bank was attracted a queue of 20 people but that has now reached 600 and families are standing in line for hours.
