Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, and other regions of the country suffered a power outage in the early hours of Friday, the Ministry of Communications and Information confirmed.
Power outages affected at least 13 regions, including Carabobo and Aragua, according to social media posts and Reuters staff.
“We have been victims, once again, of electrical sabotage,” said Freddy Ñáñez, Minister of Communications and Information, without giving further details.
He added that electrical cabinet staff are working to fully restore service.
Power outages are not uncommon in Venezuela, although they are generally more localized.
A series of small blackouts, which Ñáñez also attributed to sabotage, hit some states on Tuesday.
The last major outage occurred in 2019, when Venezuela suffered three nationwide blackouts, some lasting up to three days, which authorities attributed to attacks on the grid – such as damage to power lines – by saboteurs and opponents of President Nicolás Maduro’s government.
Several videos circulating on social media on Friday showed cities under blackouts. Reuters was not immediately able to verify the videos.
Source: Terra
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