'We have no water, no electricity, the power cuts are terrible.'
Locals are waiting for the state water company to restore supplies. Even then, they expect it will only be for a few hours.A little further on, in the district of El Valle, a crowd formed around a manhole, drawing up water for their toilets.
The driver of the 1969-era truck, which holds 2,100 gallons is quick to name his price:"For La Castellana, it's $200." He said he would have to collect the money from his remaining neighbors, a third of whom have joined the exodus of 2.7 million Venezuelans the United Nations say have have left the country since the economic crisis began in 2015.
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