Venezuela's Latest Nightmare: Crude Oil In The Tap Water

Ordinary people in Venezuela are bearing the brunt of the ongoing power struggle in the country and last week’s blackout.

While the power outage in the country which holds the world’s largest oil reserves has shut down oil production and processing operations as well as the main oil export terminal, the blackout has caused massive shortages of running water.

Residents in the town of San Diego in the Carabobo state woke up to see black stuff running from their taps on Wednesday in what appeared to be water contaminated with crude oil.

Local journalist Heberlizeth González posted a video on Twitter, showing that water in the area is not suitable for consumption, and saying that the situation is “terrible” and there are districts without water service for two months.

Without power, the utilities have not been able to pump water to the homes.

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That last sentence cracks me up. It is so rare here to find anyone who has running water in their homes, regardless of the size of the city in which they live. If they do, they've usually paid for, and have done the installation themselves.