Nicolás Maduro asked Venezuelans to "prepare for the worst" before the historic power outage

In the midst of efforts to complete the restoration of electrical service in Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro asked people to prepare for the "worst", before the supply finds long-lasting failures at the national level, resulting in a loss of food and severe water scarcity.

The autocrat asked the families of the country to have a radio battery "to be informed of what is happening", a set of candles and a reserve of electricity. water.

"I want to prepare people very well. Who is preparing for the worst is ready for the best, is ready to beat. On Tuesday, the regime announced that the blackout, which began on Thursday, was nearing completion, although complaints persist in many parts of the country.

For this Wednesday, the suspension of the days and courses of work is always maintained. Most of Caracas had recovered electricity, but states such as Mérida, Táchira, Trujillo, Zulia and Apure, in the west of the country, had large areas without electricity.

In this context, Maduro announced the launch of a plan called "The blue tank"for distribute 50,000 barrels of water all over the country, only to citizens with the Patria notebook. The lack of energy has also affected the drinking water supply of households, so some families resort to natural sources and even urban sewers to reach an indispensable minimum.

"I will ask for the greatest awareness of the energy saving. Hold what is needed at peak time. The minimum number of lights. We will save for the energy body to have strengthMaduro asked.

Maduro came to sing the victory in what he calls a "electric war", insisting on accusations that Washington has perpetrated" cyber attacks "and" electromagnetic attacks "on the El Guri hydropower plant (located in the state of Bolívar, in the south of the country), which provides 80% of the country's population, which has been excluded from the region.

The opposition, led by parliamentary leader Juan Guaidó, says the collapse is the result of "negligence" and "corruption" that reached $ 1,500 million until 2016.