Venezuela crisis, people fleeing to Colombia increase
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More than 5,000 migrants fled Venezuela after the clashes on the border with Colombia, and now are in overcrowded informal settlements. INTERSOS distributed the first 80 kits with tents and blankets
For weeks, thousands of people have been crammed on the border between Venezuela and Colombia: women, men and children who fled the armed clashes that took place in the city of La Victoria, located in Venezuelan territory, between the military forces of the FANB (Bolivarian National Air Force) and the Colombian dissident armed groups of the FARC. To date, there are about 5,834 people in search of shelter, who fled the state of Apure (Venezuela), which borders the municipality of Arauquita, Colombian department of Arauca. A number on the rise since the start of the clashes, on March 21st. Although there has been an apparent calm between the two fronts for several days, the alert level continues to be high. The living condition