In the early hours of Friday, August 30, another nationwide blackout occurred in Venezuela. As of 4:50 am, the government confirmed, the power went out in all of Venezuela’s states. The power failure has also affected internet connections in more than 20 states in the country. Independent reports stated that the service outage began about 10 minutes earlier than admitted by the authorities.
The blackout that occurred in more than 18 states of the country did not stop informal merchants. Although in Caracas, Vargas and Miranda the presence of citizens was reduced during the first six hours of power failure, street vendors and peddlers of the mentioned areas resolved the work with mobile payment, wireless points and above all receiving cash.
After 9:00 am (five hours of power failure) on the Catia boulevard many street vendors and peddlers had already made sales, especially those who sell food and coffee. In the area, a few formal businesses were open, those that have a power generator.
“Let’s see what we’re doing today,” shouts a woman selling underwear to another citizen in the middle of the street, where a line of people is also forming, heading towards the east of Caracas and sectors of the state of Miranda.
Martha Rosendo, a stockings seller, tells SuchWhich He says that “once in a while” he has tried to use a wireless point of sale that they lend him in a bakery. He says that he has not always been successful due to communication failures. He mentions that despite the blackout he went out to work “because here we are all living day to day. Let’s see what we do today.”
Public land transport operated normally, although unlike other days there were also fewer passengers. On routes such as Catia-Altamira or Catia-Chacaíto, the queue was short, despite it being a “rush hour”. Given the inoperability of ATMs, there were passengers who tried to make mobile payments to drivers or recharge their phones as a way of paying for their trip. fee.
#Findout After 9:00 am (five hours of failure) on the Catia boulevard many street vendors and peddlers had already made sales, especially those who sell food and coffee. In the area, a few formal businesses were open, those that have… pic.twitter.com/e96Di5B57G
— TalCual (@DiarioTalCual) August 30, 2024
In the midst of the power failure, the service stations were full. Bus and private vehicle drivers formed long lines at pumps in the Carlos Soublette parish, in Vargas; and La Mercedes, Baruta municipality.
In the early hours of Friday, August 30, another nationwide blackout occurred in Venezuela. As of 4:50 am, the government confirmed, the power went out in all of Venezuela’s states. The power failure has also affected internet connections in more than 20 states across the country. Independent reports said the service outage began about 10 minutes earlier than the authorities had admitted.
“At 4:50 a.m. today, Friday, August 30, we have been victims, once again, of an electrical sabotage that has affected several states in the country, including Greater Caracas. At this time, the electrical cabinet team is working to fully restore the service,” said Information Minister Freddy Ñáñez, in a message posted on his Telegram channel.
The Minister of Communication and Information, Freddy Ñáñez, and the Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, were the first authorities to refer to the national blackout that occurred on August 30 in the country. Five hours after Ñáñez reported on the blackout, the vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) indicated that they are working to restore electricity service in a short time.
“The national electrical system (SEN) was subjected to a new criminal attack,” said Cabello, who has been denouncing for days, along with Nicolás Maduro, that the electrical energy would be “attacked.” He also assured that they are certain “that they (the opposition) were preparing attacks against the electrical system and they carried it out this morning.”
#Findout PoliChacao officials are in charge of organizing vehicular traffic in areas with high traffic flow on Francisco de Miranda Avenue, such as the areas around Plaza Francia in Altamira. This was not seen in all areas. #AsIs was able to confirm that… pic.twitter.com/Gj7SQsIiUm
— TalCual (@DiarioTalCual) August 30, 2024
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