This is what life is like in Venezuela when the lights go out

Mar 14 2019 by VICE News

CARACAS — If you’ve ever been inconvenienced by a power outage, imagine living in a complete blackout amidst a food shortage, a medicine shortage, and a political power struggle that has pitted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s embattled government against the U.S.-backed opposition party.

That is what many Venezuelans have been facing every evening since March 7, when a massive blackout plunged most of the country into darkness. And while power has has been almost fully restored,...

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