Venezuelans are now South America’s largest refugee crisis

When you think “humanitarian crisis”, you might think of refugees in the Middle East. However, another crisis is dramatically swelling in South America, and it’s not showing any signs of slowing. Venezuela is at the epicenter of a major refugee crisis as thousands of people flee the country’s economic meltdown every day. To date, around 2.6 million Venezuelans have become displaced and crossed into neighboring countries, mostly Colombia. This is now the largest refugee crisis in the history of South America. More…