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Nakunan ng litrato ang isang matandang babae na nakatingin sa isang empty shelves ng supermarket habang ang mga shoppers ay patuloy na nagho-hoard ng groceries dahil sa covid-19.
Ang nakakaiyak na litratong ito ay nakunan sa isang canned food aisle sa Port Melbourne store ng 12pm nitong Huwebes.
Pinost ng Nine News Journalist na si Seb Costello ang larawan sa isang twitter account at sinabing umiiyak daw ang matanda habang nakatingin sa wala ng laman na mga shelves.
Ayon pa sa Daily Mail:
Panicked shoppers at Coles have bought up to three Christmases worth of stock in as many weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Coles chief operations officer Matthew Swindells compared the scale of hoarding to festive seasons - but without the usual six months of lead-up planning.
'It's not a problem of supply, it's a problem of demand,' Mr Swindells told the Seven Network.
'We have done three Christmases in three consecutive weeks from a standing start.
'When you see that immediate lift in demand across a network as large as Coles, it punches a huge stock hole in our supply lines and it takes time to recover.'
Twitter users slammed shoppers who continue to bulk buy after viewing the 'heartbreaking' photo.
'This really breaks my heart, the elderly have already given to society, why aren't we looking after them?? We will be them sooner than we realise. Bring in rationing....please let's look after the vulnerable,' one person wrote.
'I am so disappointed with our country at the moment, especially our blatant disregard for our senior citizens,' added another.
Australia produces enough food for 75million people, or three times its population, but shelves have been stripped bare as shoppers fear being locked down because of COVID-19.
In a press conference to the nation on Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Scott Morrison begged Australians to 'stop hoarding' as supermarket stores will remain open.
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