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Venezuelan migrants return home after being stuck in Bogota due to lockdown

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Bogotá, Jul 2 (EFE).- At least 500 Venezuelan citizens began their journey back to their country on Thursady in buses provided by the Mayor's office after being stuck for over five weeks due to the coronavirus lockdown in Bogota, where they had to live in tents at improvised camp near a highway in the north of the capital. (Camera: MAURICIO DUENAS).FOOTAGE SHOWS THE CAMP WHERE THE VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS LIVED IN BOGOTA; AND VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS GETTING READY BEFORE BOARDING A BUS THAT WILL TAKE THEM TO THE BORDER IN CUCUTA OR ARAUCA IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.

Added on the 03/07/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés

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