Venezuela Plunges Into Darkness, and Leaders See a Conspiracy
- Government claims sabotage to explain electric grid collapse
- ‘The only sabotage here is a government that doesn’t work’
Residents wait for a bus during a major blackout in Caracas on March 7.
Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg
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Refrigerators resumed their hum and computers rebooted across Venezuela after a 19-hour power outage shut down emergency rooms and grounded planes as leaders traded accusations about the cause.
As electricity returned in some areas of Caracas on Friday afternoon, much of the capital still remained without power. The metro was out of service and most businesses were shuttered.