国际英语资讯:Offices, schools to close after power outage in Venezuela
<p><span word="CARACAS">CARACAS</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 23-- <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="restoration">restoration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="blackout">blackout</span>.</p><p><span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Communication">Communication</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="Jorge">Jorge</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>' <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reconnect">reconnect</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="urgencies">urgencies</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span>.</p><p><span word="Preliminary">Preliminary</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="an">an</span> <span word="electromagnetic">electromagnetic</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="probable">probable</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="blackout">blackout</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="district">district</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="blackout">blackout</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="telecommunications">telecommunications</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="posting">posting</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Caracas">Caracas</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="interrupted">interrupted</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> "<span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hydroelectric">hydroelectric</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="provider">provider</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="activated">activated</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contingencies">contingencies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Venezuelans">Venezuelans</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="blackout">blackout</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 7 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standstill">standstill</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Electric">Electric</span> <span word="System">System</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span> <span word="shots">shots</span>, <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="cybernetic">cybernetic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electromagnetic">electromagnetic</span>" <span word="aggressions">aggressions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="automated">automated</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="hydroelectric">hydroelectric</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>.</p>
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