Monday, July 18, 2016

Crossing

(If you're unfamiliar with this downward spiral, click on "Venezuela" label to the right.)

For a couple of weekends, the people of Venezuela have had a new way to cope with desperate shortages of food and essentials. They lined up to cross the national border into Colombia.

The 1000+ mile border was closed by the government about a year ago, but with things getting worse they opened the border for 2 weekends. Well over one hundred thousand Venezuelans crossed over Saturday and Sunday to find food and merchandise.

A 70-year-old retired school teacher bringing her 5-month-old granddaughter said, "It's sad to be doing this, but we also know over there we'll find something."

photo: mysanantonio.com

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