{"id":400402,"date":"2018-02-10T14:37:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T14:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=400402"},"modified":"2018-02-10T14:37:52","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T14:37:52","slug":"venezuelans-rush-border-colombia-tightens-controls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=400402","title":{"rendered":"Venezuelans rush to the border as Colombia tightens controls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Thousands of Venezuelans have rushed to border crossings with Colombia after Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced a tightening of controls.<\/p>\n<p>Only those who have registered for a special border card or can produce a passport will be able to cross.<\/p>\n<p>They fear it will become more difficult for them to enter Colombia once the measures are fully implemented.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of Venezuelans cross into Colombia daily to look for temporary work or to buy essential goods.<\/p>\n<p>Most of them return home, but the Colombian government expects many more to stay permanently as Venezuela&#8217;s economic crisis worsens.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela has suffered for years from high inflation and the chronic shortage of food and medicines.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-placeholder player-with-placeholder__image narrative-video-placeholder\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/720x405\/p05hdmgl.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-with-caption\"><figcaption class=\"media-with-caption__caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brazil has also expressed concerns, with thousands of Venezuelans are living in precarious accommodation in the border state of Roraima.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-latin-america-42984448\">Venezuelans will go to the polls on 22 April<\/a>\u00a0to vote for president.<\/p>\n<p>Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, who has been in office since 2013, is running for a second six-year term.<\/p>\n<p>He says the crisis has been caused by economic sabotage sponsored by the US.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-with-caption\">\n<div class=\"player-with-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-placeholder player-with-placeholder__image narrative-video-placeholder\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/720x405\/p05lwmz3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"player-with-placeholder\">\n<div class=\"media-player-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"sticky-player-2\">\n<div class=\"sticky-player__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sticky-player__body\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Venezuelan opposition is weakened and is yet to choose a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>It blames the policies of the Socialist Party, in power since 1999, for the collapse of the oil-rich country&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of Venezuelans have rushed to border crossings with Colombia after Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced a tightening of controls. 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