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09-19-2012, 01:00 PM
The prolonged blackouts affecting the capital have sent people out to the streets to protest, with three incidents reported over the last 24 hours.
Diario Libre reports that first demonstration took place at Km. 8 of Independencia Avenue, where at least nine tires were set on fire in both lanes, blocking traffic until National Police units broke up the protest. Business owner Javier Colorado said that residents had rioted and burned tires in the early hours in the middle of the avenue in order to call the attention of the authorities and get some service.
The second demonstration took place in the La Esperanza barrio in Los Rios, where local residents burned tires on the Republic of Colombia Avenue, creating panic among local shop owners who were forced to close their businesses. Carlos Ramirez, a hardware store owner, said that they are enduring five-hour blackouts in the morning and more than seven hours in the rest of the day.
The president of the moto-taxis association in the San Miguel sector, Irene Francisco, stated that the blackouts had led to an increase in robberies, that people could not sleep because of the heat and businesses were losing customers. In all of the sectors where they burned tires, people are threatening to continue demonstrating if the authorities do not find a solution to their demands.
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Diario Libre reports that first demonstration took place at Km. 8 of Independencia Avenue, where at least nine tires were set on fire in both lanes, blocking traffic until National Police units broke up the protest. Business owner Javier Colorado said that residents had rioted and burned tires in the early hours in the middle of the avenue in order to call the attention of the authorities and get some service.
The second demonstration took place in the La Esperanza barrio in Los Rios, where local residents burned tires on the Republic of Colombia Avenue, creating panic among local shop owners who were forced to close their businesses. Carlos Ramirez, a hardware store owner, said that they are enduring five-hour blackouts in the morning and more than seven hours in the rest of the day.
The president of the moto-taxis association in the San Miguel sector, Irene Francisco, stated that the blackouts had led to an increase in robberies, that people could not sleep because of the heat and businesses were losing customers. In all of the sectors where they burned tires, people are threatening to continue demonstrating if the authorities do not find a solution to their demands.
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