Venezuela’s devastating blackout stretches into Friday
By Mary Beth Sheridan Mary Beth Sheridan Correspondent covering Mexico and Central America Email Bio Follow March 8 at 7:49 AM CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s massive power outage stretched into a second day on Friday, with schools and offices closed while millions were left stranded by what the government called an act of sabotage.
Maduro blamed the United States for the outage in a late night tweet. “The power war announced and directed by U.S. imperialism against our people will be defeated. Nothing and no one can defeat the people of Bolivar and Chavez. Total unity of the patriotic people!” People walk on a dark street during a power outage in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2019. Opposition leader Juan Guaidó tweeted late Thursday that the blackout had gone on for a record number of hours in Caracas. “This power outage is evidence of the inefficiency of the usurper,” he said, referring to Maduro. “The recovery of the electrical sector — and the country — will come through ending the usurpation.
The U.S. government in January imposed stiff sanctions on Venezuelan oil — its principal export — but there was no sign the blackout was related to that. The outage began about 5 p.m., at the start of rush hour. In some office buildings in Caracas, people were trapped in elevators. Long lines stretched along main avenues as residents scrambled to get on the few public buses that were still running despite a shortage of parts. Traffic clogged the streets, as traffic signals stopped working.
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