Times are tough in Venezuela

Shortage is one word for Venezuela today. There is a shortage of medicines and goods such as toilet paper and cooking oil. There is a shortage of power. The government is shifting its time zone forward by 30 minutes to save power by adding half an hour of daylight. There is a four-hour blackout in eight of the country's twenty-three states starting Monday and lasting at least 40 days. State workers are working fewer hours and have been ordered to lower their electricity consumption, along with shops and hotels.

A woman shopping