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Widespread blackout hits Venezuela, government blames 'electromagnetic attack'
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JULY 22, 2019 / 5:52 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Widespread blackout hits Venezuela, government blames 'electromagnetic attack'
CARACAS (Reuters) - More than half of Venezuela’s 23 states lost power on Monday, according to Reuters witnesses and reports on social media, a blackout the government blamed on an “electromagnetic attack.”
It was the first blackout to include the capital, Caracas, since March, when the government blamed the opposition and United States for a series of power outages that left millions of people without running water and telecommunications.
The blackouts exacerbated an economic crisis that has halved the size of the economy.
Venezuelan Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said the outage on Monday was caused by an “electromagnetic attack,” without providing evidence. He added that authorities were in the process of re-establishing service.
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Widespread blackout hits Venezuela, government blames 'electromagnetic attack'
CARACAS (Reuters) - More than half of Venezuela’s 23 states lost power on Monday, according to Reuters witnesses and reports on social media, a blackout the government blamed on an “electromagnetic attack.”
It was the first blackout to include the capital, Caracas, since March, when the government blamed the opposition and United States for a series of power outages that left millions of people without running water and telecommunications.
The blackouts exacerbated an economic crisis that has halved the size of the economy.
Venezuelan Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said the outage on Monday was caused by an “electromagnetic attack,” without providing evidence. He added that authorities were in the process of re-establishing service.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-power/widespread-blackout-hits-venezuela-government-blames-electromagnetic-attack-idUSKCN1UH2GA
