Electric power returns to part, but not all, of Venezuela

A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro sings a song about the late President Hugo Chavez as she holds an image depicting him during a government rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2019. Demonstrators danced and waved flags on what organizers labeled a “day of anti-imperialism” in a show of defiance toward the United States, which has imposed oil sanctions on Venezuela in an attempt to oust the president. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The leader of Venezuela's National Assembly Juan Guaido, who declared himself the country's interim president, uses a megaphone to speak to supporters during a rally against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, March 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

CARACAS, Venezuela – Power has returned to some parts of Venezuela after several days of the country's worst blackouts, but many areas remain without electricity and communications.

The massive outages have compounded the economic and political crisis in Venezuela, where the government and opposition accuse each other of being responsible for the infrastructure breakdown.

President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday tweeted that "multiple cyberattacks" caused the blackouts and disrupted efforts to fix the national grid. He says he hopes power can be restored in coming hours.

Opposition leader Juan Guaido and his ally, the United States, say Maduro's allegations that they sabotaged the power system are absurd. They say government corruption and mismanagement caused the decay of Venezuela's infrastructure over many years.

Venezuela is already struggling with hyperinflation and shortages of food and medicine.

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