(CRISTIAN HERNANDEZ/AFP/Getty Images) Venezuela is entering the fifth day of its worst blackout in decades. President Nicolás Maduro blamed "American imperialism", specifically US cyber attacks, for the power outage. But experts believe the lack of maintenance and funding of the national power grid is the real culprit. Many hospitals are without power, public transport is […]
Venezuela is in the dark after a nationwide power outage that Nicolás Maduro blamed on ‘American imperialism’
(Ariana Cubillos/AP) A massive blackout has hit most of Venezuela, an anomaly even for a country that has frequent power shortages. President Nicolás Maduro blamed "American imperialism" for starting an "electricity war" with the Venezuelan people. Critics say the power grid is decaying because the government is not maintaining and funding it. A massive blackout […]