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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