Venezuela kampt met grootschalige stroomuitval, Maduro: Schuld van Amerika.
8 March 2019
11:55
Much of Venezuela plunged into darkness Thursday evening, creating chaos as people struggled to navigate their way home amid what appeared to be one of the biggest blackouts yet in a country where power failures have become common.
The power outage began just as commuters were leaving work. Hundreds crammed the streets of Caracas, forced to walk because subway service was stopped. A snarl of cars jammed the streets amid confusion generated by blackened stoplights.
President Nicolas Maduro blasted the outage as an “electrical war” directed by the United States in a statement on Twitter. His information minister, Jorge Rodriguez, said right-wing extremists intent on creating pandemonium by leaving the South American nation without power for several days were behind the blackout, but he offered no proof.
Stroomstoringen komen frequent voor in het door een economische en humanitaire crisis geteisterde Venezuela. Critici zeggen dat het stroomnetwerk door corruptie en te weinig onderhoud is verzwakt, terwijl de regering van Maduro beweert dat de problemen doelbewust worden veroorzaakt door zijn politieke tegenstanders.
