Radish Farmers Lose RM177K After Neighbours Spread Rumour They Were Giving Crops For Free

Generosity went wrong. This is the kind of event none of us could’ve ever predicted.

Three farmers who were kind enough to share some of their crops with their neighbours realised quickly that they would regret their generosity as their business faced RM177K worth of loss. Thousands of strangers came over and looted their vegetables thinking that they were up for a free giveaway.

Source: south china morning post

Not even a few hours passed since the news spread and thousands of people raided the farm in Diaowei, Hubei, Middle China. Some even travelled more than 120km, causing traffic congestion with cars, motorcycles and vans lining up to a 2km crawl.

South China Post reported that some people even live-streamed the ‘free radish haul event’ on their social media, asking their viewers to join them. #rude

As a result, the farmers lost 300,000 yuan (RM177,000) after 500 tonnes of radishes were viciously stripped from the farm

One of the farmers, Xu Jiuge said, “The villagers told us the radishes we grew tasted great in their winter soups, and asked if it was OK to take a few,” he was quoted as saying.

He also added that they have contacted the police, however, the police could do very little against thousands of people.

Source: south china morning post