Americans join miles-long queues at food banks across the US amid pandemic

Americans across the United States have lined up in miles-long queues at food banks after thousands lost their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The rise in food insecurities among the public comes as the unemployment rate from Covid-19 has risen faster in three months compared to what it did in two years of the Great Recession, according to the Pew Research Centre.

In response, those impacted have turned to charities like food banks in order to put food on the table.