Venezuela: Left in the Dark
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- 原文標題:Venezuela: Left in the Dark
- 中文標題:委內瑞拉陷入黑暗
- 原文作者: Luis Carlos Diaz
- 發表日期: 2008年5月2日;03:41 UTC
- 譯者:User:Cherry Yang
- 校對:User:校對者用戶名
本文西文版可在下列網站找到: http://es.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/02/venezuela-a-oscuras/
上週二停電事件影響委內瑞拉境內超過13州及主要大城,導致許多住戶數小時無電可用。首都加拉加斯地鐵系統大停擺,上千人被迫步行走在早已車滿為患的市內街道(如圖)。即使困難重重,仍有電力地區的網路速度緩慢,手機訊號在大停電期間也不穩定,仍有一些部落客設法透過Twitter及個人部落格記錄該天事件始末。
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圖片由Benitex提供經許可使用
有關單位尚未說明停電的原因。過去幾週委國西部及南部有多起民眾抗議停電的事件。電壓不穩也影響了沒有電湧保護器的電器用品、電視和冰箱的運作。新聞報導裡一名抗議人士質問:「電視壞掉誰來賠?」委國有一個龐大的水力發電系統提供全國用電,該系統由幾家公司營運,最近遭受政府批評。委國的供電屬國營服務,政府認為這是維護國家主權的「策略性」作法,卻被民眾批評服務品質差、維修服務也不佳。近來委國上下都指出類似的問題,揭露該發電系統控制緊急事故能力的不足。
Álvaro Rafael of Planeta en Fuego [es] indigently analyzes the responsibildiad about the power outage and the political discourse: 若停電事件是在電力公司由私營企業經營的情況下發生,政府難道不會要求該私營企業開除相關人員並負責恢復供電嗎?今天這件停電是在國營電力公司經營下發生的,我們這些受影響的人民,難道不該要求政府開除管理不當的人、甚或開除政府行政單位嗎?
另一方面,Carlos Zombie的Carlos García拍下敍述他試圖離開加拉加斯返家的經驗。他和其他民眾一樣,不但得面對加拉加斯地鐵癱瘓,還得徒步數公里到公車站搭公車回到他位於首都周邊其中一個衛星城市的家,因為電車也無法行駛。
抵達La Hoyada車站時,我發現一堆人和我打著一樣的主意,大家都走路到車站搭車。人潮多得嚇人,火車無法行駛,讓La Hoyada車站活像殭屍片場景。最後,我在推擠拉扯中坐上一台卡車,這才回到家。大家都排了好長的隊伍才得以離開首都。
JuanCPovE [es] provides a long chronicle of how he had to descend 26 flights without elevator and how he found out about the national situation without radio or TV.
De tanto marcar mi celular logré comunicarme con mi primo ya que en la empresa donde el trabaja mantiene contacto con varias oficinas a lo largo del país y me confirmó que el apagón no sólo había ocurrido en Caracas (¡Rayos!, yo creía que era sólo en una zona de la capital), sino que en otras ciudades del país, posiblemente en toda Venezuela.
After repeatedly dialing my cell phone, I was able to communicate with my cousin. In the company where he works, he is constantly in contact with various offices throughout the country and confirmed that the power outage did not only take place in Caracas. (My goodness! I thought it was only in the capital city), but also in other cities of the country, and possibly all of Venezuela.
In addition to the long hours of standing in traffic, violence in the streets, traffic accidentss, and the general desperation to make it home, other episodes were part of the daily humor when one lives in relaxed socities.
The Twitterosphere had some interesting dialogues between those that followed along via cell phone or on unaffected electric networks:
Jeanfreddy: I am going over to Facebook, where there is light.
Anibal: It is very funny to see an ad of “Motherland, socialismo or death” connected to the system of emergency lights
Juliana B: I am annoyed. How did people live before? I am picking up candles.
Finally, the flickr user MaLu did not let the power outage get in her way of her beauty routine (used with permission):
malu.jpg 5月 02, 2008