Worried about ruined insulin (which must be refrigeriated) #sin luz she is collecting neem plants, high in sugar. #Caracas pic.twitter.com/eJW65J2TAkAs a crippling blackout drags into a sixth day, Venezuelans are being forced to improvise solutions for a crisis that is affecting every aspect of daily life. “The government calls it contraband – we call it survival,” said Carolina, one resident who preferred not to give her surname for fear of reprisals. But I do know how to salt meat.” Martínez has been turning the residents’ supplies of beef into jerky, so food supplies can last longer. “In the command centre there’s no water either, and electricity comes and goes.

Source: The Guardian March 12, 2019 07:30 UTC