‘We’ve returned to the Middle Ages’ – life in Venezuela’s blackout
For Venezuelans today, suffering under a new nationwide black-out that has lasted days, it’s like being thrown back to life centuries ago. A man sits on a bench in pitch dark, during a power cut in Caracas.Foto: Cristian Hernández / AFP Walking for hours, making oil lamps, bearing water. For Venezuelans today, suffering under a…