People walk past an electrical substation run by Corpoelec, a state power corporation, in the Catia slum, regularly subject to state-mandated electricity rationing, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Photo: Meridith Kohut/Bloomberg)
A massive power failure extended into a second day in Venezuela, marking one of the worst blackouts in recent memory for a nation accustomed to persistent electricity problems.
Major business interruption
The government suspended work and school activities in the country of 30 million people after thousands were forced to walk home on darkened highways and avenues in urban centers Thursday afternoon. Most businesses remained closed in the capital Caracas on Friday morning with few people out on the streets.
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