After weeks of power cuts and limited access to water, tens of thousands of Vene...
CARACAS - After weeks of power cuts and limited access to water, tens of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on Saturday to back opposition leader Juan Guaido and protest against President Nicolas Maduro, who they accuse of wrecking the economy.
Guaido invoked the constitution to assume an interim presidency in January, denouncing Maduro as a “usurper” for beginning a second term after a 2018 election widely considered fraudulent. Maduro, who retains the support of the military and allies including Russia and China, has derided Guaido as a U.S. puppet and said he will face justice.
At one point, the crowd chanted, “The water has gone, power has gone, and now Maduro what’s missing is that you go too.” Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognized as the country's rightful interim ruler, take part in a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, April 6, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Fernandez said his daughter had almost died from hepatitis a month ago, as hospitals had no supplies to treat her. When there is no electricity for air conditioning, he said he and his wife had taken to fanning their children at night to keep them cool. “They’ve resorted to cyber terrorism, to electromagnetic terrorism,” Maduro told the crowd. “I ask for understanding ... we are in a true electrical emergency, a true national emergency.”
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