CARACAS, Venezuela, July 24 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Venezuelan authority, said that, regular work and educational activities will be suspended, to assist restoration of electrical services, after the country was hit by a massive blackout.
Minister of Communication and Information, Jorge Rodriguez, tweeted that, the temporary suspension on Tuesday, would assist work to reconnect power.
Preliminary investigation showed that, “an electromagnetic attack” is the probable cause of the massive blackout on Monday, hitting most parts of Venezuela, including the capital district.
The blackout knocked out telecommunications and traffic, among other services, with many people posting images of Caracas residents walking to their destinations, after subway services were interrupted.
The attack “sought to affect the country’s hydroelectric generation system, the main provider of power in Venezuela,” said Rodriguez, in a statement.
The Venezuelan government activated special mechanisms with personnel deployed in response to the contingencies in the transportation sector, to guarantee water supply and “increase surveillance” of any situation in health centres, he added.
Venezuelans still have fresh memories of a massive blackout on March 7, that brought the country to a standstill for days.
The government blamed the country’s right wing and its international backers, mainly the United States, for the attacks.– NNN-PRENSA LATINA
