In the past few weeks, what once deemed impossible has happened: gas shortages have been affecting Venezuela, with long lines lasting hours and, in some remote areas, a day or two needed to refill the tank. This threatens to completely paralyze the country, hitting deeper than the oil strike of 2002. “Ignoring the small dry-ups we have had in the past months, I think the gas shortage has really been felt in the last two or three weeks,” Gabriel, a resident who lives in central Venezuela and has struggled as a result of the shortage, told Latino Rebels. Gabriel recently managed to import an electric generator to keep his business running during the blackouts […]