On Monday, a new blackout affected several regions of Venezuela, including Caracas, almost 20 days after a massive power outage that kept the country paralyzed for a week, reported Twitter users and the AFP.
The power went out at 13h20 local (17H20 GMT) in much of Caracas and, according to many Twitter users, in large cities in the west, such as Barquisimeto and Barinas.
In Maracaibo, capital of the oil state of Zulia, Internet users say the service is “unstable”, and that power “comes and goes”.
In Caracas, the traffic lights do not work and the telephone networks are collapsed, as well as the internet service.
Venezuelans have used the “#SinLuz” tag to report the cuts on Twitter.
The country overcame a generalized blackout from March 7th to 14th, which complicated the communications, the distribution of water and fuel, as well as the food supply. It also caused, according to reports, the death of more than a dozen patients in hospitals.
The government of Nicolás Maduro then accused the United States of having carried out “cyber attacks” against the country’s main hydroelectric power plant, with the support of the opposition, led by parliamentary chief Juan Guaidó, recognized as interim president of Venezuela by Washington and 50 others governments.
The opposition attributes the power crisis to the abandonment of infrastructure and corruption.