Thousands of Venezuelans enter Colombia as crisis continues
- 8 years ago
Thousands of Venezuelans poured into neighboring Colombia to buy food and medicine on Saturday after authorities briefly opened the border that has been closed for almost a year.
A combination of low oil prices and a decaying socialist system has left the country in a massive recession with severe shortages of basic goods.
Colombia's foreign ministry said in a statement that at least 35,000 Venezuelans entered Colombia on Saturday, and their entry took place "in an orderly manner and under conditions of security."
A combination of low oil prices and a decaying socialist system has left the country in a massive recession with severe shortages of basic goods.
Colombia's foreign ministry said in a statement that at least 35,000 Venezuelans entered Colombia on Saturday, and their entry took place "in an orderly manner and under conditions of security."