Nicolás Maduro called on people to save water to face "unconventional war" in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday urged the population to collect water as soon as possible, acknowledging the seriousness of the supply problems caused by the power cuts that have affected the country.

After repeating that the lack of water is the product of US attacks and opposition to the electrical infrastructure, Maduro urged to "store, accumulate, store" the liquid in "large pipots, large tanks" or in small containers.

The goal is "to go through this phase of resistance and struggle (…), it's a council, it's an orientation I give to the people of Venezuela", has-it- he declares.

Since the beginning of March, Venezuela has been facing mbadive power outages that have affected the water, telecommunications, trade, transport and banking activities.

Opposition and experts attribute the collapse to lack of maintenance of facilities, lack of skills and corruption, but Maduro insists that it's "an unconventional war to make the country ungovernable".

The president also ordered the governors and mayors, mostly pro-government, to help implement a plan to sell subsidized storage tanks and ratified its offer to replace damaged devices with sudden interruptions. d & # 39; energy.

"This prepares us for any other artillery attack by these fascists, these imperialist coupists in this unconventional war"said Maduro, who also asked Venezuelans to preserve the light and water.

The public services crisis forced the government to ration electricity for 30 days until the end of April, with no timetable to get out of the situation, as well as to reduce the day's workload. eight to six o'clock and suspend clbades. until this wednesday.

In addition, the emergency generated spontaneous demonstrations in Caracas and in other cities, as well as looting in Zulia oil.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned of the risk of water accumulation in domestic containers as a breeding ground for mosquitoes transmitting diseases such as dengue fever or malaria.