February 20, 2018. Copyright 2018, Graphic News. All rights reserved Crisis builds as Venezuelans flee misery Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans are fleeing across borders to escape the growing political and economic crisis in their country, leaving nearby countries straining to cope with the migrant wave Colombia to deploy 3,000 new security personnel on border Some 600,000 Venezuelans in Colombia – number has doubled in six months Rumichaca: Number of Venezuelans crossing to Ecuador surged from 32,000 in 2016 to 231,000 in 2017 Roraima state: Brazil to send more troops to area and begin relocating 60,000 Venezuelan refugees ATLANTIC OCEAN ECUADOR Caribbean Sea Cúcuta Migration movements COLOMBIA Bogotá GUYANA Caracas VENEZUELA Boa Vista BRAZIL 300km 200 miles VENEZUELA IN CRISIS 13,000% IMF forecast for inflation in 2018 93% Population without enough money for food in 2016 65% Rise in maternal mortality rate from 2015 to 2016 30% Rise in infant mortality rate from 2015 to 2016 76% Increase in malaria cases in 2016 compared to 2015 Estimated number of Venezuelans living in other South American countries* Total: 85,000 629,000 2017 Colombia 470,000 2015 46,600 *Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay Sources: Bloomberg, Business Insider, Financial Times, IOM, UNHCR © GRAPHIC NEWS