New power outages in Venezuela forced people to follow now-familiar routines: scour neighborhoods for food in the few shops that were open or seek out the few spots where they could find a signal on their cellphones.
The sun sets over Caracas, Venezuela on March 26, 2019. Much of Venezuela remained without electricity Tuesday.
The new outages, which began Monday, forced people to follow now-familiar routines: scour neighborhoods for food in the few shops that were open or seek out the few spots where they could find a signal on their cellphones and get in touch with family and friends.The collapse of the power grid was yet another setback for a country whose oil reserves made it one of Latin America's wealthiest decades ago.
In Caracas, the capital, lights flickered in various districts, raising hopes and then dashing them as people once again reflected on divergent explanations from the government of President Nicolas Maduro, which alleged sabotage, and the U.S.-backed opposition, which said state corruption and incompetence are to blame.
Jose Aguilar, an expert on the Venezuelan electrical grid, said images of a blaze shared by the government as well as information from engineers there indicate the fire began inside one of three crucial transformers near the Guri dam, which provides most of the country's electricity. He attributed the blaze to neglect, saying equipment that facilitates an electrical current's passage was not regularly maintained.
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