Doctors using flashlights for surgery in Venezuela as blackout continues

Doctors using flashlights for surgery in Venezuela as blackout continues

Dr. Luis Fernandez told CBS News one patient lost her baby and he’s now worried about others.

The crisis in Venezuela is getting more desperate by the hour as a nationwide power failure stretched into a fifth day. Food and gasoline are running out as a political power struggle plays out.

Doctors have been reduced to performing emergency surgeries by flashlight ever since the power went out over much of Venezuela last Thursday. Opposition groups say an estimated 17 people have died from lack of medical care, like dialysis.

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