By AFPMore by this AuthorCARACAS,A new blackout hit Caracas and other major Venezuelan cities on Friday, the third major electricity outage in the crisis-plagued country this month. Mr Maduro has blamed the previous outages on sabotage, but experts have said that infrastructure crumbling from years of neglect is a more likely culprit than outside interference. The Red Cross -- aiming to reach 650,000 people initially -- would act according to its principles of "impartiality, neutrality and independence," he said, "without accepting interference from anyone." CHINESE SUPPORTMeanwhile, in a boost to Mr Maduro, a Chinese plane loaded with 65 tons of medical aid landed in Caracas on Friday. Mr Abrams nonetheless said the Red Cross assistance was no substitute for toppling Mr Maduro.

Source: Daily Nation March 30, 2019 03:33 UTC