Blackouts, looting and murder: Venezuela's state of emergency – video explainer
by Phil Maynard from on (#1E17D)
Power cuts, food shortages and rising violent crime are contributing to an economic and political crisis in Venezuela that has left its embattled president Nicolis Maduro with ever-decreasing options. For a country reliant on oil revenues, the lengthy global oil price crash has been catastrophic. Maduro blames private 'bigwigs' and threatens to take control of idle factories
- WARNING: strong language