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Without Water, Venezuela’s Central Bank Sent Workers Home, Sources Say
- Central bank has no running water since March 25 power outage
- Emergency team working from bank’s library with water tanks
Venezuela’s central bank in Caracas.
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Venezuela’s central bank has been operating with an emergency team of only about 100 workers since a power outage left its headquarters without running water two weeks ago, according to four people with direct knowledge of the situation.