Venezuela is suffering a national blackout that began at 4:50 local time (8:50 GMT), as a result, according to government sources, of “electrical sabotage” that state workers are tackling “to fully restore the service.”
The Minister of Communications, Freddy Nañezreported through Telegram that the blackout has affected “several states in the country, including the Great Caracas”, a fact that was confirmed through various social networks by citizens from at least 21 of the 23 regions that make up the country.
The official, who did not specify what type of “sabotage” had been perpetrated or who was responsible for it, said that “at this time, the electrical cabinet team is working on the complete restoration of the service.”
He explained that a “special operation for surface transport” has been activated in the capital, managed by Metro de Caracas”, although, at the moment, the number of stations or sectors that are in operation is unknown.
Frequent blackouts
Despite the blackout and its consequences, Ñáñez He assured that no one “will take away the peace and tranquility of Venezuelans.”
Various states in the country frequently experience blackouts, in some cases lasting up to a week, according to reports from users in various regions of the country. Venezuela on a regular basis.
The last major blackout, in 2019
The last major national blackout occurred in March 2019, when much of the country was without power for four days.
The Government then also attributed the national failure to sabotage, for which it pointed to the opposition and the Governments of USA y Colombialed at that time by Donald Trump e Ivan Duke respectively. EFE
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