A small bridge in the Rio Tachira river in the East Andes, connecting Venezuela and Colombia, is reported to be supporting thousands of refugees in the aftermath of widespread corruption and poverty within Venezuela.
The Simon Bolivar International Bridge is noted as ‘extremely overcrowded’, with thousands seeking entry through Colombia, and onwards to Peru and Ecuador.
Colombia has agreed to issue legal status to 442,000 migrants without valid documents. The United Nations estimates that over 2.3 million have fled Venezuela.