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Colombia: In Colombia, a first camp for Venezuelans but only as a “last resort”

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Source: IRIN
Country: Colombia, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

“The establishment of these centres should be avoided if possible”

Steven Grattan

Neirys Brazon scrubs her children’s garments over a dirty bucket of water, hanging them on a football net behind her to dry. The ground is soggy and reeks of sewage, but it’s home for now.

A 25-year-old from Venezuela, Brazon arrived in the Colombian capital two months ago along with 14 other family members, including three children. Penniless, she took refuge at a makeshift camp outside Bogotá’s main bus terminal that became known locally as “El Bosque” (“The Forest”), along with some 400 other Venezuelans.

Read the full story on IRIN.


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