Venezuela's Political And Economic Crisis Deepens

BBC: Left in the dark as Venezuela's crisis deepens

I have seen worse conditions in a hospital. I have seen patients even more deprived of the medicines they need. But rarely have I seen an institution that appears to have gone into such steep decline as University Hospital, Caracas.

A long queue stretches from the hospital entrance as people wait in line for the lift. That's lift in the singular, because only one has been operating for the past few months.

It is unclear whether the others are broken or are simply not being used because there is insufficient electrical power.

Once you reach the wards, you find there is not enough electricity even for lighting, and some of the corridors are in darkness.

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Update: 'We're an oil country yet look at the poverty': Resource-rich Venezuela is struggling to keep the lights on (Reuters).

WNU Editor: I do not think this line is working any-more for a majority of Venezuelans .... Venezuela accuses U.S. of conspiring to topple President Maduro (UPI).