While discontent, resentment and nationalism continue to fuel the protests, an essential food is rare.
Many families in Egypt are quickly running out of staples like bread, beans and rice and are often unable or unwilling to get groceries.
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"Everyone is running out. I have three children, and I only have enough to feed them, maybe two days. After that, I do not know what to do." Gadalla Gamalat school administrator told CNN.
The unrest has paralyzed daily life in Egypt with the closure of many grocery stores and local food shipments.
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"With the curfew, no restaurants, food or gas. The commodities will soon be in shortage," Sandmonkey, an Egyptian blogger said through Twitter.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt has ordered a curfew has been extended to August 15 am on Monday, continues to suppress the normal life of the embattled nation.
Egyptian state-run Nile TV has created a hotline for citizens to call and report missing erupted. There was no other sign that the Egyptian government is doing to resolve the crisis
