Large swaths of Venezuela have had no electricity for over 24 hours

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Municipalities of Merida and Trujillano páramo have more than 24 hours without electricity

The Cooperator

Caracas, March 29 The municipalities of Miranda (Timotes), Rangel (Mucuchies) and part of Cardenal Quintero (Santo Domingo), of the state of Merida; and the Urdaneta municipality (La Puerta) of Trujillo state, have more than 24 hours without electric service, after a blackout that affected the area since three in the afternoon of this Wednesday.

The information was provided by the social communicator of Timotes, Luis Pérez, who said that the power outage has caused the telecommunications services in the area to collapse, which has led to the collapse of the mobile and fixed telephone lines of the sector and the systems of points of payment in the shops, which makes the situation more difficult for the residents and tourists who visit the region, reported El Pitazo .

At the same time, he indicated that the situation is worrisome, since Timotes fuel stations are paralyzed for this reason, which affects visitors who pass through the area, as they have no way to refill gasoline. This fact leaves open the possibility that they are stranded on the road, a situation that would be aggravated by the strong cold and rain that remains in the area.

Finally, Perez called on the competent authorities to put a damper on this situation, especially in this holiday season during which many people go to places in Merida to rest.

https://elcooperante.com/municipios-del-paramo-merideno-y-trujillano-tienen-mas-de-24-horas-sin-electricidad/

Wow. Some areas have phone landlines? For the most part, the land line networks were abandoned in Venezuela, as ZERO maintenance has been put into them since 1999. You have more luck using the wire to dry your laundry (since you obviously can't use your the electric dryer!) Cell phones are mostly used... or would be used if there was electricity. At all.

The Chavistas were warned (via Tweets, because that is how Chavists communicate with everyone) over 3 months ago by the Electrical Workers Union about the state of the electrical grid. The Chavistas response? Arrest the person who Tweeted the message (he is still being held without a court date) for causing "fear". Exploding transformers and substations that erupt into fireballs is as common as the sun coming up in the east. Maduro and his ilk insist that the infrastructure is fine, and it is saboteurs and "amorous iguanas" that are the problem, and not negligence.