Venezuela Restores Power to Most of Nation Stuck by Blackout
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Power was restored to most of Venezuela last night, hours after a blackout left more than half the country without electricity and interrupted a nationwide television broadcast by President Nicolas Maduro.
Electricity was back on in 99 percent of Caracas, Maduro said on state television at about 7 p.m. yesterday by which time power had been restored to most of the country, according to Electricity Minister Jesse Chacon. A windstorm knocked down eight electrical towers on two separate transmission lines, which should be back online by next week, he said.