Niños y niñas migrantes recibieron materiales pedagógicos para refuerzo escolar

As of June 7, an estimated 4 million people have left Venezuela since the economic and political crisis began in 2014, the United Nations Refugee Agency says. The Simon Bolivar International Bridge between San Antonio, Venezuela and Villa del Rosario, Colombia is one of the two bridges where as many as 70 percent of all people who leave Venezuela for good cross into Colombia. This bridge re-opened to all foot traffic last Saturday, June 8, after being closed for about four months. It had been restricted to the elderly, students who attend school in and people who had medical appointments in Colombia. Many people ended up using illegal crossings along the river bank. Local gangs eventually started charging fees to cross, making the trek more risky and expensive. each day to shop for goods they can’t find or afford in Venezuela. SUMMARY: Photos from World Vision US President Edgar Sandoval Sr.’s visit to the Venezuela Migration Crisis affecting Cucuta, Colombia. Thousands of Venezuelans cross into Colombia each day, commuting for school, work, shopping, or leaving for good. While most return to the homes just across the border in Venezuela, as many as 5,000 remain in Colombia, walking for days or taking buses to far-away places like Bogota, Ecuador, or Peru.