CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelans on Monday converged on a polluted river in Caracas to fill water bottles and held scattered protests in several cities as a growing sense of chaos took hold in a country where people have had little power, water and communications for days. ( Fernando Llano / AP Photo ) National Assembly President Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president of Venezuela, leads a session of the opposition-controlled assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. ( Ariana Cubillos / AP Photo ) A volunteer checks frozen meat that was going to spoil, donated by citizens whose refrigerators are without power during a blackout in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. ( Ariana Cubillos / AP Photo ) Transformers and electrical equipment smolder at electrical substation in the Baruta area of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. An explosion rocked the power station early Monday, witnesses said, adding to the crisis created by days of nationwide power cuts.

Source: thestar March 11, 2019 18:00 UTC