Chinese woman cracks big smile on TV after Taiwan police retrieve stolen cartons of eggs amid severe shortages
- Island is facing a severe shortage of eggs as result of bird flu, Ukraine conflict and cold weather
- As supply problems persist, supermarkets have introduced rationing, forcing some into desperate measure to get eggs
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The woman, surnamed Yeh,
bought the last two cartons on a supermarket shelf containing 20 eggs after visiting five outlets in New Taipei City, on March 12. She left her purchase in the basket of her bicycle to return to the supermarket to buy more produce. However, minutes later when she returned, the eggs were gone. The eggs were stolen but the bike was not.
Immediately, Yeh reported the theft to the police.
Officers checked dozens of surveillance cameras around the supermarket,
arrested a 61-year-old man and recovered the eggs within four hours.
“I’m so happy, thanks to these two cartons of eggs,” the 38-year-old said.
On March 11, a blood donation centre in Yilan county on the island attracted a long queue two hours ahead opening after saying it would give a box of 30 eggs to each of the first 100 donors.
Earlier this month, Taiwan’s CTS News reported that a mother goose in New Taipei City laid seven eggs and saw all of them stolen.