Massive blackout in Venezuela: the country exceeded 40 hours without electricity

The areas in which the service had been restored, mostly in Caracas, once again registered electrical faults

This Saturday morning the report of electrical faults persisted in different areas of Venezuela. In this way, they are already more than 40 hours.

In the first hour the blackout is maintained in 14 states, such as Anzoategui, Barinas, Sucre, Carabobo, Capital District, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Tachira, Vargas and Zulia. While in some sectors of Caracas begins to recover.

However, the past 12 o’clock, local time (16 GMT), are published in the new country.

The subway of the capital remains affected by the electrical failure, the service is suspended.

The blackout also has repercussions on telecommunications.

But the biggest concern is in hospitals, where doctors must go to the few resources.

After 11, local time (14 GMT), the blackout fulfilled 40 uninterrupted hours in states such as Trujillo, Zulia, Tachira, Anzoategui, Merida, Lara, Monagas; They informed the regional authorities and local media through social networks.

The dictator Nicolás Maduro has not made the publications since the ruling has published several messages on the Twitter social network where he has repeatedly blamed for these events in the United States, the fault of almost all the country’s problems.

“The Empire of the United States, once again, underestimates the conscience and determination of the Venezuelan people, I assure you, that every attempt at imperial aggression is related to a strong response from the patriots we love and defend, with courage, our homeland “, wrote the dictator Saturday.

The regime has ensured that the blackout is due to a “sabotage” in the country’s main hydroelectric power plant, completely in the hands of the State, and it has been pointed out to the Venezuelan opposition.

Although this has been the longest and longest blackout, the country has a long history of electrical failures that have extended for more than 24 hours in several regions, especially in Zulia (west, border with Colombia).

The interim president, Juan Guaidó, called the population on march this Saturday “with more force” against the Maduro regime.

With information of Infobae.