‘The time has come to agitate in every state, in every community, to get water back, get electricity back, get gas back,’ he said as the country is racked by its second major outage this month
Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido waves to supporters from the sunroof of his vehicle after giving details of what he calls 'Operation Freedom' during a rally with local and regional leaders in Caracas on March 27, 2019.Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Wednesday called on supporters to take to the streets this weekend in protest of a major nationwide blackout that has left millions without power for three straight days.
The ruling Socialist Party accuses the United States government of sabotaging its electricity network, though Guaido and opposition critics have said the outages are the result of a decade of corruption and mismanagement. In the western agriculture-heavy state of Tachira, more than 100,000 litres of milk spoiled after 40 hours without electricity for refrigeration, according to Leonardo Figueroa, the head of the state ranchers’ association.
“I am searching for wood because there is no gas in this oil-producing country, there are no public services,” said Morris de Castro, a lawyer. “It is impossible to live a normal life and we feel like we are falling backward.” While hosting Guaido’s wife, journalist Fabiana Rosales, in the White House on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said “Russia has to get out” and that “all options are open” as to how to make that happen.Story continues below advertisement
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