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Published on Aug 13, 2016
Thousands
of Venezuelans have crossed into Colombia to buy food and medicine
after five pedestrian border crossings were opened.
It is the first time in nearly a year that the border, spanning over 2,000km, has been opened on a regular basis.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had ordered the shutdown last year, blaming rampant smuggling. But it only left many in the crisis-hit nation struggling to access basic supplies.
Al Jazeera’s David Mercer reports from Cucuta.
It is the first time in nearly a year that the border, spanning over 2,000km, has been opened on a regular basis.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had ordered the shutdown last year, blaming rampant smuggling. But it only left many in the crisis-hit nation struggling to access basic supplies.
Al Jazeera’s David Mercer reports from Cucuta.
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