Thousands flee to Colombia after Venezuela clashes, Bogota says
March 26, 2021 / 1:51 PM
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Sharjah24 – AFP: More than 3,000 people fled to Colombia to escape fighting that broke out over the weekend in Venezuela between its military and suspected FARC dissidents, officials in Bogota said Wednesday.
Venezuela's military clashed with the group near the border with Colombia on Sunday, resulting in the death of two military personnel and the capture of 32 Colombian "insurgents," according to Venezuela's Armed Forces.
Lucas Gomez, Colombia's presidential delegate for border control, reported that since then, the town of Arauquita had witnessed "a massive displacement of people fleeing... the bombardments taking place on the other side of the border."
"On Monday we already had around one thousand people and yesterday that increased and reached a figure of 3,100," he told Blu Radio.
However that number is likely to rise further, Gomez said, after major clashes Tuesday night "between what was likely a battalion of the Venezuelan Guard and FARC dissidents."
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