People standing in line to try to cross a Venezuela from Colombia through the Simón Bolívar International Bridge in Cúcuta, Colombia, on February 13, 2018. (REUTERS / Carlos Eduardo Ramírez)
VOA: Sick Venezuelans Flee to Colombia as Refugee Crisis Worsens
In a hospital near Colombia’s border with Venezuela, migrants fill beds with the wounds of the nation they left behind.
An 18-year-old woman rubbed her stomach. She fled Venezuela with her new born daughter when the wounds she suffered while giving birth became infected.
A young man hurt in a motorcycle crash needed antibiotic drugs for an infection.
A retiree with an enlarged foot arrived at the hospital after taking a 20-hour bus ride from Caracas. He went there because Venezuelan doctors told his family he needed the foot cut off — without antibiotics or drugs to control pain during the operation.
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WNU editor: Only half ?!?!?! .... Over half of young Venezuelans want to flee as economy collapses, poll finds (The Guardian)
More News On The Crisis In Venezuela
Leopoldo López Speaks Out, and Venezuela's Government Cracks Down -- New York Times
Venezuela's Maduro calls UN rights chief a US-backed 'tumor' -- Reuters
Venezuela faces a terrible new crisis: A critical shortage of blood -- Washington Post
Venezuela Annual Inflation Exceeds 6,000 Percent in Feb - National Assembly -- US News and World Report/Reuters
Venezuela Sold $5 Billion in Petro Cryptocurrency, Claims President -- Bitcoinist
For poor Venezuelans, a box of food may sway vote for Maduro. -- Reuters
Weaponizing hunger is a new low for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro -- Antulio Rosales, The Globe and Mail
