Venezuelan migrants flood into Ecuador ahead of new visa restrictions


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  • Tuesday, 27 Aug 2019

BOGOTA (Reuters) - More than 85,000 Venezuelan migrants crossed into Ecuador from Colombia in the last month, ahead of new visa restrictions from Quito that took effect on Monday, the Colombian government said.

The number of migrants entering Ecuador at the Rumichaca border crossing reached 11,000 over the weekend, an uptick of 30% compared to normal traffic, according to figures from Colombia's migration agency.

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