Of course it would be hard to trade if you do not have electricity and extra batteries for the gadgets that are being used in trading. We have to wait for the electricity to be able to trade again. Internet and gadgets are being operated with electricity without it we cannot do trading.
No electricity at all? I doubt then that these people, who live under these awful conditions, are thinking about trading. In my opinion, they worry more about getting simple jobs and feeding their families, also surviving.