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'No more hope': fresh blackout leaves half of Venezuela without power 'No more hope': fresh blackout leaves half of Venezuela without power
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Venezuela has been hit by another major power cut, with more than half of the country reportedly affected by the latest blackout.Venezuela has been hit by another major power cut, with more than half of the country reportedly affected by the latest blackout.
The El Nacional newspaper reported that Monday’s power cut had affected 14 of Venezuela’s 23 states as well as the capital, Caracas. The broadcaster NTN24 said 16 states were affected.The El Nacional newspaper reported that Monday’s power cut had affected 14 of Venezuela’s 23 states as well as the capital, Caracas. The broadcaster NTN24 said 16 states were affected.
Venezuela blackout: what caused it and what happens next?Venezuela blackout: what caused it and what happens next?
Services were suspended on the Caracas metro, while workers were sent home from offices and ministries. The internet monitoring organisation NetBlocks reported that 57% of the country’s telecommunications infrastructure was offline. Services were suspended on the Caracas metro, shop owners pulled down shutters on darkened stores while workers were sent home from offices and ministries.
The blackout comes less than three weeks after virtually the entire nation was plunged into darkness by what was considered the worst power failure in Venezuelan history. The internet monitoring organisation NetBlocks reported that 57% of the country’s telecommunications infrastructure was offline.
The blackout comes less than three weeks after virtually the entire country was plunged into darkness by what was considered the worst power failure in Venezuelan history.
Venezuela’s embattled president, Nicolás Maduro, blamed that blackout on foreign saboteurs and terrorists attempting to bring down his government by throwing the country into chaos. However, it is now widely believed to have been caused by a bush fire that crippled a key section of Venezuela’s national grid.Venezuela’s embattled president, Nicolás Maduro, blamed that blackout on foreign saboteurs and terrorists attempting to bring down his government by throwing the country into chaos. However, it is now widely believed to have been caused by a bush fire that crippled a key section of Venezuela’s national grid.
Denis Mendoza, a 28-year-old call center worker, was one of thousands of people walking home on Monday afternoon after being sent home because of the last power cut. “The lights went crazy,” he said of the moment the latest blackout began. “It was like something was about to blow up.”“I feel frustrated, bored, resigned and I want to leave this country,” he said as he began the 90-minute trek back to his home in the Petare shantytown. “There is no more hope. There is nothing else to do. This is getting way too common for us. It’s happening way to often and now I’m just tired.”“I’m hoping (this won’t go on as long as last time) – but it might,” Mendoza added. Denis Mendoza, a 28-year-old call center worker, was one of thousands of people walking home on Monday afternoon after being sent home because of the latest power cut. “The lights went crazy,” he said of the moment the latest blackout began. “It was like something was about to blow up.“I feel frustrated, bored, resigned and I want to leave this country,” he said as he began the 90-minute trek back to his home in the Petare shantytown. “There is no more hope. There is nothing else to do. This is getting way too common for us. It’s happening way to often and now I’m just tired.”“I’m hoping [this won’t go on as long as last time] – but it might,” Mendoza added.
'We call it survival': Venezuelans improvise solutions as blackout continues'We call it survival': Venezuelans improvise solutions as blackout continues
As he began the long hike back to Valles del Tuy, to the south of Caracas, Emilio Perez, 47, said: “I feel in limbo. It’s an indescribable feeling.” As he began the long hike back to Valles del Tuy, to the south of Caracas, Emilio Pérez, 47, said: “I feel in limbo. It’s an indescribable feeling.”
Juan Andrés Mejía, an opposition politician, was at a university in northwestern Caracas when the lights went out there at about 1.30pm local time. Juan Andrés Mejía, an opposition politician, was at a university in north-western Caracas when the lights went out there at about 1.30pm local time.
“This didn’t used to be normal,” he said.“This didn’t used to be normal,” he said.
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