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A little girl stands inside a plastic barrel while her family waits to collect water from an open pipe above the Guaire River, during rolling blackouts which affect the water pumps in people's homes, offices and stores, in Caracas, Venezuela.<br/>(Ariana Cubillos/AP/Shutterstock)

A little girl stands inside a plastic barrel while her family waits to collect water from an open pipe above the Guaire River, during rolling blackouts which affect the water pumps in people's homes, offices and stores, in Caracas, Venezuela.<br/>(Ariana Cubillos/AP/Shutterstock)

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A little girl stands inside a plastic barrel while her family waits to collect water from an open pipe above the Guaire River, during rolling blackouts which affect the water pumps in people's homes, offices and stores, in Caracas, Venezuela.<br/>(Ariana Cubillos/AP/Shutterstock)

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A woman carries a container with water collected from an open pipe above the Guaire River, during rolling blackouts which affects the water pumps in people's homes, offices and stores, in Caracas, Venezuela. </br>(Ariana Cubillos/AP/Shutterstock)

A woman carries a container with water collected from an open pipe above the Guaire River, during rolling blackouts which affects the water pumps in people's homes, offices and stores, in Caracas, Venezuela. </br>(Ariana Cubillos/AP/Shutterstock)

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A woman carries a container with water collected from an open pipe above the Guaire River, during rolling blackouts which affects the water pumps in people's homes, offices and stores, in Caracas, Venezuela. </br>(Ariana Cubillos/AP/Shutterstock)

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A view of a neighborhood without electricity in Caracas, Venezuela.<br/>(RAYNER PENA/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

A view of a neighborhood without electricity in Caracas, Venezuela.<br/>(RAYNER PENA/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

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A view of a neighborhood without electricity in Caracas, Venezuela.<br/>(RAYNER PENA/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

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National Assembly President Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president of Venezuela, leaps on to a vehicle to speak to supporters in Caracas, Venezuela. </br>(Eduardo Verdugo/AP/Shutterstock)

National Assembly President Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president of Venezuela, leaps on to a vehicle to speak to supporters in Caracas, Venezuela. </br>(Eduardo Verdugo/AP/Shutterstock)

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National Assembly President Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president of Venezuela, leaps on to a vehicle to speak to supporters in Caracas, Venezuela. </br>(Eduardo Verdugo/AP/Shutterstock)

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People collect water at the Park of the East, in Caracas, Venezuela on March 12th. <br/>(Raul Martinez/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

People collect water at the Park of the East, in Caracas, Venezuela on March 12th. <br/>(Raul Martinez/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

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People collect water at the Park of the East, in Caracas, Venezuela on March 12th. <br/>(Raul Martinez/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

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The hallway of a mall is trashed after stores stand empty one day after it was looted in Maracaibo, Venezuela.</br>(Henry Chirinos/AP/Shutterstock)

The hallway of a mall is trashed after stores stand empty one day after it was looted in Maracaibo, Venezuela.</br>(Henry Chirinos/AP/Shutterstock)

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The hallway of a mall is trashed after stores stand empty one day after it was looted in Maracaibo, Venezuela.</br>(Henry Chirinos/AP/Shutterstock)

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