Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate
Guerrilla attacks have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee their homes in the Catatumbo region. Picture: AP
The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighbouring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands.
According to the United Nations, more than 18,000 people have fled the north-eastern region as fighting between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and a rival group known as the FARC-EMC intensifies.
