Venezuelans protest over chronic blackouts and frequent power outages in the oil country

Record ID: 1438463

  • Title: Venezuelans protest over chronic blackouts and frequent power outages in the oil country
  • Date: 24th October 2019
  • Summary: CARACAS, VENEZUELA (OCTOBER 24, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS MARCHING VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS CHANTING SLOGANS DEMONSTRATORS HOLDING BANNER THAT READS: (Spanish) "HEALTH AND ELECTRICITY" DEMONSTRATOR CHANTING SLOGANS WITH A MEGAPHONE VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS CHANTING SLOGANS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LAWMAKER, GILBER CARO, SAYING "Human rights our brothers in Zulia's have been violated. They don't have electricity, water. Zulia is going through a serious situation and we can't leave Zulia by themselves." VARIOUS OF VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS MARCHING A WOMAN IN THE MARCH PUSHING A MAN IN A WHEELCHAIR (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION SUPPORTER, JULIO TARIBA, SAYING: "We are supporting the people of Zulia. People who have been forgotten by and hit by this regime. And those of us from Caracas are taking to the streets to support those glorious people who are going through hardships without electricity, with bad food, the hospitals are abandoned -- like the rest of the country, but the people of Zulia have been condemned to die." VARIOUS OF VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTERS CHANTING SLOGANS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO SUPPORTER, GLADYS ARBOLEDA, SAYING: "This sector (opposition) is marching because of problems with the electricity. Open your eyes, you know this is due to sabotage by your representatives. We don't have representatives, we are people with a voice and vote. I tell you, make no mistake. You need water and we do too. You need electricity and so do we. So, be careful that what you do." VARIOUS OF VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTERS CHANTING SLOGANS
  • Embargoed: 7th November 2019 20:11
  • Keywords: Venezuela blackouts protests demonstrations Guaido Nicolas Maduro Corpoelec
  • Location: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
  • City: CARACAS, VENEZUELA
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B2GKNK7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Venezuela's opposition protested Thursday (October 24) in Caracas to denounce chronic blackouts and frequent power outages in the oil country, especially in the western state of Zulia.
    About a hundred people attended the march that tried to reach the Corpoelec (Venezuelan electricity corporation) headquarters, but the Venezuelan National Guard blocked the demonstrators from reaching their intended destination.
    Supporters of the government of President Nicolas Maduro also marched towards Corpoelec, but they marched to reject the opposition protest. There were no immediate reports of confrontations.
    In March this year, Venezuela was affected by two massive power outages that critics attribute to insufficient investment following the 2007 nationalization of the electricity sector.
    The government of President Nicolas Maduro has in some cases attributed blackouts to sabotage by his adversaries.
    (Production: Johnny Carvajal, Efrain Otero)
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