Venezuela city turned to ghost town after massive migration

In Venezuela, more and more apartment blocks have turned into ghost buildings. Lights are never turned on, parking spaces remain empty and mailboxes are jammed with letters that are never claimed. The crisis has sparked a new business -- management of deserted homes. Such services include the payment of public services bills, representation at condo meetings and even the switching on of lights at various times to ward off burglars. According to the United Nations, some 1.6 million Venezuelans have fled the country since 2015 and a total of 2.3 million live abroad -- some 7.5 percent of the total population of 30.6 million. More…