Colombian church groups help Venezuelan refugees
Refugees accuse the Venezuelan army of arresting people without warrants and looting homes
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Venezuela's Defense Minister Padrino Lopez gives a broadcast message at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on April 5. (Photo: Venezuelan Presidency/AFP)
Church groups in Colombia are mobilizing to support thousands of Venezuelan refugees who recently fled a military offensive and are stuck in a remote Colombian border town.
More than 5,000 people are currently sleeping in shelters in Arauquita as fighting between the Venezuelan army and rebel groups that traffic cocaine continues just a few miles away in the Venezuelan state of Apure.