6/12/2023 0 Comments Panorama maracaiboPresident Nicolás Maduro, like Chavez, says the troubles are the result of what he calls an economic war being waged on the country by the United States, which along with about four dozen other nations contends that Maduro's re-election last year was not legitimate because many strong opposition candidates couldn't run.Īs in other cities, weary drivers nap on top of cars as they wait for scarce gasoline in long lines at service stations. The opposition blames Venezuela's misery on misguided economic policies, mismanagement and corruption by the socialist administration installed by the late Hugo Chavez. The city in northwestern Venezuela is close to the border with Colombia, host to more than one-quarter of the migrants. Many who have the means leave, joining an exodus of more than 4 million Venezuelans who have left the country in recent years. Maracaibo's mood today is less furious, more exhausted. ![]() The fittings of a hotel were torn out or just torn to shreds, leaving the structure littered with debris in an image reminiscent of wartime or the aftermath of a natural disaster. The destruction in Maracaibo, where blackouts were the norm long before March, defied easy understanding. Authorities blamed criminals for the rampage, which was of a kind that didn't happen elsewhere in Venezuela and only quickened the city's descent. It was here in March that residents, seemingly driven to desperation by nationwide power blackouts, looted and destroyed hundreds of buildings and businesses. Some of the most acute misery plays out every day on the streets of Maracaibo, Venezuela's second-largest city and a hub of the once-booming oil industry.
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