August 6, 2024

Coronavirus brings new worries for Venezuelans in Colombian shanty town

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On the outskirts of the Colombian border city of Cúcuta, nearly 1,000 Venezuelan families have struggled to rebuild their lives in the Alfonso Gómez settlement since they arrived roughly two years ago. Now, borders are shut because of the coronavirus threat, jobs have dried up, and their new normal has shifted yet again. By Photographer Pu Ying Huang and journalist Dylan Baddour. Full text -> New Humanitarian

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