Venezuelans carry luggage across Simon Bolivar International Bridge towards Cucuta, Colombia.
Photographer: Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg
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Thousands Are Fleeing Venezuela by Two-Lane Border Bridge
“We have lived through dictatorships, but never before have so many people crossed the border like this. What we have in Venezuela is anarchy.”
From blue dawn until well past dark, Luis Martinez pushes a rickety hand truck piled high with luggage across a long, two-lane bridge linking Venezuela and Colombia.
On one day alone last month, Martinez crossed some 40 times.