translated from Spanish: Venezuelans face moments of anguish after blackout

CARACAS (AP) – while Venezuela faces the fourth day of the largest blackout in its history, a young mother lives distressing moments before the deterioration of the health of his daughter by a brain tumor q EU keeps it between life and death. At the gates of the public health center JM de Los Rios, the main children’s hospital in Caracas, the humble mother identified as FLECHAS seeks desperate supplies of water and food for her and her daughter, 3 years, who is hospitalized in an area of t intermediate therapy waiting to be inoperable tumor. The worsening of the small coincided with the national blackout that began four days ago, has affected the capital and most of the States and maintains a deep economic and social crisis-ridden South American country into a serious crisis.

A woman carrying empty containers to fill with water as people gather in a public fountain during the power outage affecting the running water in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. (AP Photo / Fernando Llano)

Under his right arm, holding five disposable diapers that had him giving a Catholic group, FLECHAS said that her daughter was going to be operated the evening of March 7, but that at the time was in the operating room and started her open head was light forcing doctors to suspend intervention.” Thank goodness that not opened you more”, confessed to the young man, who attributed the fact to a miracle. Like many Venezuelans who face moments of anguish before the blackout, which has generated a fault in water supplies and has led to a collapse in the banking payment systems affecting the population’s access to food, prolonging FLECHAS admitted feeling scared and immediately recalled the image of other babies who were hospitalized along with her daughter, who assured were pulled out dead from the area of intermediate therapy. Close the FLECHAS Marian was Morales, a nurse of 28 years, who, from a truck, sedan dark blue color was handing out, along with other members of a Catholic group, disposable diapers and _the bread of the venezolanos_ white cornmeal arepas stuffed with black beans to mothers of children placed in the Rios.al J.M. little time starting to distribute food and diapers, a group of women and men on motorcycles came up to the vehicle where was Morales and demanded removed from the place, claiming that you required a permit from the authorities of the hospital to deliver the products. Two policemen, who were on a motorcycle, and asked for identification to the Morales group and urged them to withdraw soon arrived on the scene. Late at night, Maduro said Venezuela is victim of a “cyber-attack”, highlighting that, contrary to what its critics say, “these attacks are possible and only United States has the technology to do so”.

People fill containers with water from a public fountain during the blackout that has kept people without running water in their homes in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. (AP Photo / Fernando Llano)

In a speech on radio and television, the ruler accused Chairman Donald Trump to be primarily responsible for the alleged aggression.” Here I am in front of my responsibilities… facing the most vile and criminal attack that’s never been done against the people of Venezuela,”said Maduro, who complained that since Thursday the country’s electrical system has suffered several attacks seeking to”reverse”the advances to stabilize the supply electricity. He indicated that it was first recorded a computer attack against the “brain of the computerized system” of the hydroelectric complex of Guri, which generates more than 60% of the electricity consumed in the country, and then a second cyber aggression “from the outside to the” brain of driving remaining in Caracas”. He stressed that they were captured “two individuals trying to sabotage communications system” of the power plant, without giving other details. The third attack, he said, would have been “the via physical burning and explosion of electrical substations” in the East of the capital on Monday at dawn, with the so-called aim of “lie all the electricity in Caracas”, he said. The President also accused local opponents and foreigners of committing “serious crimes” against human rights. For third consecutive day the Government agreed the suspension of labour and educational activities while electrical failures are overcome. In the middle of the complex context, the opposition majority in the National Assembly approved on Monday a decree of national alarm State to raise pressure against Maduro and suspend oil supplies to Cuba, which is a close ally of the Government.

People waiting in line to fill containers with water in a public fountain during the power outage affecting the running water in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. (AP Photo / Fernando Llano)

In the Decree on “States of alarm national”, which governed for 30 days, is ordered to the armed force guarding the facilities of the State electrical Corporation and refrain from restricting protests. In addition, urged foreign staff in the country to initiate contacts to coordinate international technical cooperation to address the crisis in the electricity sector.” Naturally already require a solution”, said during the session, opposition leader and head of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, by ensuring that Venezuela lives in the moment”a tragedy, a catastrophe”, referring to the collapse of the system electric that has unleashed protests and looting of shops in Caracas and other cities, although it is likely that legislation will not run due to which the rest of the powers do not comply with decisions of the Legislativo.Al responsibility to the Executive of the electricity crisis, guided expressed that failures are the product of “corruption” and “incompetence” of the Government, which he called “sadistic regime”.
Regarding the suspension of supplies of oil to Cuba, was appealed to the need to save fuel at a time when this is necessary for the generation of thermoelectric power and with the intention of “not accepting more interference and intervention” of Havana.

More than 50 countries recognize guided as Chairman of Venezuela.Por night, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that United States will withdraw the rest of its staff from its Embassy in the South American country because of the deterioration in the situation. At the end of the week already they have gone, he added. Mature in January ordered the expulsion of U.S. diplomats, but then retreated. The oil agreements with Venezuela, under preferential terms and strongly subsidized by the Venezuelan Socialist Government, have allowed the Cuban Government maintain basic services and some degree of stability, even now that his great Benefactor is suffering the worst economic crisis in its history. The greater part of Venezuela remains with intermittent power outages, and some areas are without light for four days, compounding the difficulties facing the population by the deep economic and social crisis. Meanwhile, it is expected the UN mission, which will visit the capital and other regions between 11 and 22 March, to prepare a report which provides the basis for a possible visit by the High Commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, who was invited by the Venezuelan Government.

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