Venezuela is still in the grip of a massive power outage, which according to critics is the result of poorly maintained infrastructure. Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro speaks about sabotage. According to him, was the breakdown caused by an attack carried out by mercenaries of “political right that is a coup”. That the president said in a telephone interview with the national television.
Venezuela, is since Monday for the second time, hit by a nationwide power failure, the beginning of march was a large part of the country for days without power. Experts say that the failures are the result of years of under-investment and widespread corruption in the country.
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In the interview with the national television asked Maduro the population to pray for the recovery of the country. According to the president was the most recent power outage caused “by a sniperaanval carried out by mercenaries of right-wing forces that are out of a coup”.
The interview was to hear on the Venezuelan state television and was intended to make the population feel more secure. But by the failure that many places in the country gets underway, many Venezuelans the broadcast does not follow, because they had no electricity, as report two correspondents of the British newspaper The Guardian. Only 12 hours after the phone call was also published a video on Maduro’s twitter account.
“This is total war”
“they knew what They were attacking. Only the North American empire has enough hatred, and perversity to an attack like this to recommend,” said Maduro during the interview. “This is a total war. Because the land can not invade, they have decided to make us damage.” Maduro also claimed that the “brutal terrorist attack” was coined by American president Donald Trump and his “demonic puppet” Juan Guaidó, the leader of the opposition by most of the western governments is recognized as the interim president of Venezuela. “It was an enemy bombardment and you can be sure that Donald Trump here hand in had. Donald Trump is obsessed with Venezuela”.
“I am neither a coward nor a weakling, and I will be my responsibility, not escape,” decided the president, who added that he no longer has slept since the power failure began.