Hungry, sick and increasingly desperate, thousands of Venezuelans are pouring into Colombia

[Bacchus4.0]

http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-venezuela-colombia-20180513-story.html

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An average of 35,000 people cross the Simon Bolivar International Bridge linking the two countries every day. About half return to the Venezuelan side after making purchases, conducting business or visiting family. But the rest stay in Cucuta at least temporarily or move on to the Colombian interior or other countries.

For many Venezuelans, the first stop after crossing is the Divine Providence Cafeteria, an open-air soup kitchen a stone's throw from the bridge. A Roman Catholic priest, Father Leonardo Mendoza, and volunteer staff serve some 1,500 meals daily. But it's not enough.


One recent day, lines stretched halfway around the block with Venezuelans, desperation and hunger etched on their faces. But some didn't have the tickets that were handed out earlier in the day and were turned away.

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Many arrive broke, hungry and in need of immediate medical attention. Over the last two years, North Santander province, where Cucuta is located, has vaccinated 58,000 Venezuelans for measles, diphtheria and other infectious diseases because only half of the arriving children have had the shots, said Nohora Barreto, a nurse with the provincial health department.

[Leighbythesea]

1. This hurts

My heart. More refugees than Europe.

[GatoGordo]

2. Maduro won't accept humanitarian help

To accept help would be to admit failure of the Chavista model.

So, people starve and die off from easily preventable disease because its more important to save face.

The Bolivarian Revolution is what is important.