US steps in as Venezuelans flee their country

As the conditions at home became increasingly unbearable, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have decided to vote with their feet

Notably, the US announced it will provide $2.5m (1.8m) in aid to Venezuelans who have fled the economic crisis in their homeland for neighbouring Colombia.

Venezuela is currently experiencing severe shortages of medicines and basic goods.

The US said the money would provide fleeing Venezuelans and the Colombian communities hosting them with emergency food and health assistance.

Thousands of Venezuelans cross into Colombia daily, escaping an economic crisis at home

It is estimated that over 600,000 Venezuelans recently crossed the border in order to escape the economic woes at home.

The United Nations has called the exodus from Venezuela into neighbouring countries a "humanitarian disaster."