Venezuela to Ration Power in Caracas, a Measure Long Avoided
- Residents rush to buy generators on expectations of outages
- Much of nation has long been afflicted by rolling blackouts
Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg
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With the lights still flickering, Venezuelans are preparing for an event that the socialist regime has long tried to avoid: power rationing in the capital.
On Thursday, after much of Caracas had gone three days without electricity, businesses were reopening. Residents stocked up on bread as though a snow storm were about to hit town. The poor sought water as the wealthiest searched for generators and diesel fuel.