In the midst of the power struggle between the socialist leader Nicolas Maduro and the self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido, Venezuela is sinking into darkness. A massive blackout has paralyzed the South American country for hours. Last night (local time), the electricity supply was restored in some regions.
Other parts of the country remained without electricity. According to the government, the power failure was triggered by a cyberattack. The attack was a regulatory module of the hydropower plant Guri, which covers 80 percent of the country’s electricity needs, said Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez yesterday.
US Senator Rubio accused
Mastermind of the sabotage is the US Senator and bitter Maduro opponent Marco Rubio. „This was the most brutal attack the Venezuelan people have faced in the past 200 years,“ said Rodriguez. The opposition, on the other hand, was responsible for the lack of grid investment and government mismanagement of the blackout.
Already on Thursday evening were numerous regions of the South American country without electricity. Students and workers were released yesterday, numerous flights were canceled at Caracas International Airport and public life came to a virtual standstill. Shorter power cuts are commonplace in Venezuela, but around 24 hours without electricity are also unusual for the crisis-ridden country
