Sheltered from the harsh midday sun by the tent she now calls home, Maria Moreno...
MAICAO, Colombia, - Sheltered from the harsh midday sun by the tent she now calls home, Maria Moreno bursts into tears recalling how she and her six children fled their native Venezuela a month ago for the border city of Maicao in northern Colombia.
Though more than 1.2 million Venezuelans have fled to Colombia, the country has until recently sought to avoid setting up camps for fear they may attract additional migrants and slow integration into Colombian society. The camp’s 60 tents can accommodate up to 350 people and to date more than 480 have stayed there. The UNHCR is considering a possible expansion to allow up to 1,400 people at a time.
A Venezuelan migrant girl is weighed during a medical check-up, before entering a camp run by the UN refugee agency UNHCR located in Maicao, in the Health Center in Paraguachon, Colombia May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa GonzalezColombians have largely welcomed Venezuelans in recent years - remembering how Venezuela provided refuge during Colombia’s own long civil conflict. But there is growing concern in many cities about the potential of migrant labor to undercut Colombian workers.
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