As Venezuela’s great experiment with “Bolivarian” socialism
implodes, it is creating a humanitarian and refugee crisis comparable to Europe
in 2015. Traveling by bus, boat, and even on foot through treacherous terrain,
around one million Venezuelans have fled to Colombia alone, and another two
million are estimated to be in other, mostly neighboring, countries. There,
they often live in desperately unsafe conditions with little food and no
medicine, sleeping anywhere they can. So far, there are no United Nations
refugee camps, only modest aid from religious organizations and other NGOs.
Hunger and disease are rampant. More…
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