Fear and uncertainty in Caracas after US operation, Greek community leader says

After the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flew him retired of the state successful an bonzer nighttime cognition accompanied by a bid of strikes, the caput of the Greek assemblage successful Caracas, Theodoros Maragellis, spoke to Kathimerini from his location successful the Venezuelan capital, describing what helium experienced. He said large explosions were heard astir 2 a.m.

“I woke up and wondered what had happened. At archetypal we thought they were fireworks, but we rapidly realized they were not. These were not mean explosions. I checked κοινωνικά media and learned what was going on,” helium said.

Many Greeks surviving successful Caracas had anticipated such an lawsuit and stocked up connected supplies so they could stay astatine location for respective days if necessary.

Maragellis, a merchant, said residents successful his vicinity are staying wrong their homes and estimated that shops and supermarkets will stay closed successful the coming days. “I don’t think anyone will open. There is fear. I was distant from work due to the fact that of the holidays, but I don’t cognize whether we will instrumentality connected Monday,” helium said.

The Greek assemblage successful Caracas numbers astir 300 members, Maragellis said, adding that they had been expecting such an cognition by the United States for months. As a result, helium said, helium and galore Greeks surviving there had stocked up connected supplies so they could stay astatine location for respective days if necessary. For now, helium said, assemblage members helium has been successful interaction with are harmless and remaining calm.

He said the strikes person caused a powerfulness outage successful his area, but helium expects energy to beryllium restored. “We are waiting to spot however things develop,” helium said.