Thousands of Venezuelan people flee to Colombia
03 April 2019, 22:31 BDT
International boundaries, leaving thousands of Venezuela people fleeing to Colombia. Bogotá's immigration office sent a warning to Venezuelan President Nicola Maduro on Tuesday. Maduro said he would be responsible for this immigration problem.
Earlier, Maduro closed the connection bridge between the two countries. In February, the United States systematically sent hundreds of tons of aid to the crisis-hit country. Maduro has blocked the bridge to stop it. Through the blocked bridges with containers and trucks, the Venezuelan people cross the Tahchira River and enter into the city square of the northern border of Colombia. They are running for food, medicine and job search. But their infiltration has become impossible due to the torrential rains.
Colombian immigration chief Christian Kruger said, "If there is any change in the population between the two countries, Maduro will be held responsible for any loss." He said the risks of the Simon Bolivar bridge being weakened day by day, he said.
Venezuelans fleeing to Colombia to find ways to get their way into other Latin American countries due to the crisis in food and medicine in their country. Opposition leader Huan Guaido declared himself the Venezuelan interim president in January, claiming that Maduro's re-election was illegal in January. Since then the country has been drowned in severe economic crisis.
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