military intervention is also considering closing the border with colombia now and meantime rival concerts are being planned at that very border one staged by british billionaire richard branson on the colombian side the other an across mother up on the venezuelan side by comes as the situation on the colombian border intensifies shortages of essential foods and medicines have already driven millions to flee venezuela and earlier i had the opportunity to speak to you he is a latin america correspondent have yet to get us he s. in the colombian border town of kuta and i asked him to tell us what s happening around him. pilot i will we are located at the seimone border leave out of bridges one of the bridges connect in colombia and venezuela back there what you can see is venezuela colombia at the border is just a few steps in the front and what you re seeing here is the face of the crisis in venezuela people going back and forth crossing the border into colombia to get food