But Labour said his departure, following that of Lord Strathclyde on Monday, showed the government was in "total chaos".

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It is important to note that Fujimori inherited a country in total chaos where violence was rampant and where hyperinflation reached 18, 000%.

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Ian Lauder, of Wimbish, criticised the county council and described the situation on Wednesday morning "as total chaos" in the Saffron Walden area.

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Everyone panics, the road is total chaos until the convoy disappears.

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If an actual scare did occur, it says that history has shown that a mass exodus resulting in total chaos does not happen if the protocols are rehearsed and communities are knowledgable.

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"It was total chaos, " the witness said.

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"There was total chaos, " he said.

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"I taught about economic collapse and how it actually looks on the ground, " Croft told CNN affiliate WHNS, noting he wasn't expecting the world's total obliteration but rather a more gradual slide into chaos.

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