Escape from Venezuela
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Venezuela is trapped in the world's most catastrophic economic crisis today.
By the end of this year, an estimated 3 million people - a tenth of the population - will have left the country since 2015.
WLRN's Tim Padgett visited Cúcuta - the Colombian border city where thousands of Venezuelans arrive each day as refugees - for its series of reports, "Escape From Venezuela."
Part 1
Venezuelan Refugees Banging On Doors For Food – And World's Attention
Refugiados venezolanos tocanpuertaspidiendocomida- y atencióninternacional
Part 2
South Florida Expats Pivot Past Regime With Money, Meds
Expatriados en el Sur de l aFlorida evaden el régimen para enviar dinero, medicinas
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Part 3
Do Colombians Forget They Were Once The Refugees?
¿Han olvidado los colombianos que ellos también fueron refugiados alguna vez?