British ‘preppers’ are stocking up on radiation suits and gas masks after Donald Trump was elected US president
Mass fears of pending social unrest on a World War Three scale have prompted people to raid shop's shelves
TERRIFIED Brits have been buying gas marks and radiation-proof suits fearing Donald Trump's presidency will spark the "apocalypse".
As the world reels from the fallout of the Republican's shock triumph yesterday, it seems shoppers are fearing the worst.
Just one day after Trump clinched the White House there was a surge of sales by as much as a quarter at 'Prepper' shops.
Preppers are normally people who believe the end of the world is coming and prepare for doomsday by stocking up on weapons such as crossbows, guns and stocks of long lasting food.
However the property mogul's unexpected victory saw a massive surge in sales from members of the public petrified about the president elect starting World War Three.
Lincoln Miles runs Preppers Shop UK in Bedfordshire and was astounded at the increase in sales.
Ex-military Nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) suits are flying off the shelves and gas masks are also being panic bought.
And Mr Miles thinks he knows why people are stockpiling dried foods, chemical-proof suits and other survival essentials.
He said: "They are getting ready for apocalypse. Not the zombie kind but a social unrest disaster for sure.
"We're talking around a 25 per cent increase but we were expecting it to be less.
"Orders did start increasing from about 10pm on the night of/before the election result, but is still high so I'm expecting it to continue for the next week.
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"It has been massively swayed towards gas masks and NBC suits as opposed to food, water etc. It does seem to be a real fear that things could kick off big time.
"The two scenarios that people fear the most is some sort of war breaking out or a American economy collapse which will affect everyone worldwide.
"People are definitely not just fearing the initial effect this week but it seems a lot of people are worried about the long term effect over the next four years."
This is the second time Lincoln, 23, has seen a surge in sales as Brexit sparked a massive hike in interest.
He said: "The general consensus among preppers was that they were voting out to gain more independence and more freedom.
"Of course we will have to wait and see what happens but I think in the meantime people are stocking up.
"As soon as people realised it was a vote to leave I think there was an element of surprise and uncertainty and that was reflected in sales."
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