ARAUQUITA, Colombia: Clashes that began over the weekend between Venezuelas military and a Colombian armed group in a community along the nations shared border have continued, prompting more Venezuelans to seek refuge in a nearby Colombian community, international monitoring groups said Thursday.
Colombian officials said more than 3,900 people have now moved from Venezuela to northeast Colombia, about 800 more than Wednesday. The children and adults are in eight shelters set up to host them.
It was reported that families continue to flee across the border in search of safety as the violence in the area has not completely stopped, said Dominika Arseniuk, the Norwegian Refugee Councils Country Director in Colombia. People we have spoken with are terrified and fear for their lives.
Venezuelan Defense Minister Gen. Vladimir Padrino Lpez confirmed on Monday in a statement that the clashes began Sunday. He said they resulted in the arrests of 32 people, the destruction of six camps and the…