Tens of Thousands of Venezuelans Flee to Tiny Dominican Republic amid Crisis

Posted on August 24, 2017

An anti-government protester holds a Venezuelan flag as security forces block the opposition from reaching the National Electoral Council (CNE) in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 11, 2016. The opposition is marching to demand election officials start counting signatures that could lead to a presidential recall vote. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Nearly 20,000 Venezuelans have emigrated to the small Caribbean island nation of the Dominican Republic amid the country’s worsening economic, political, and humanitarian crisis, Dominican officials have revealed.

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