UN predicting further exodus of
people from Venezuela
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| Bare shelves are seen at a local shop in Caracas. |
A senior United Nations Official is predicting that by the
end of next year, more than five million Venezuelans will have fled their
country, which is in the depths of an historic economic crisis and being
battered by hyper inflation.
By James Blears
The grim warning comes from Eduardo Stein, who`s the Special
Representative for the UN Agency for Refugees and Migration Agencies. 2.3
million Venezuelans have fled since the Country`s economic crisis started to
really bite deep in 2015. And an estimated 3.3 million are now living abroad in
16 nations, mostly in those neighboring Venezuela. Stein starkly says:
"We`re facing a humanitarian earthquake."
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blames an international
conspiracy, spearheaded by Washington which has imposed harsh economic
sanctions. While critics counter by saying distasterous policies in Venezuela,
which has the World`s largest proven oil reserves is the real culprit.
Chronic shortages of food and basic necessities are
hammering Venezuela`s economy, which is suffering massive inflation hits,
making daily life an intolerably harsh struggle, with thousands of Venezuelans
leaving their country on a daily basis.
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