Colombia denounced the risk of collapse of border bridges with Venezuela

Three of the four bridges connecting the Colombian border with Venezuela are likely to collapse due to the overweight Nicolás Maduro They are set to block them and prevent the entrance of help, said Thursday the Colombian government.

"We denounce this attitude on the part of the dictatorship of Maduro which jeopardizes not only the infrastructure of the bridge, but also endangers its own population. Every day, static loads are applied not only on the Simón Bolívar bridge, but also on the Unity bridge.", said the director of Migration Colombia, Christian Krüger.

"The risk points are three: the Francisco de Paula Santander bridge, the Simón Bolívar bridge and the bridge L & # 39; unit (Tienditas), "Krüger explained in the Migrations Twitter account, they did not give details about the fourth bridge, Union.

Every day, only 40,000 people cross the Simón Bolívar bridge, among workers, consumers and schoolchildren who study on the Colombian side and who have not been able to attend clbades.

The bridges join the department of Norte of Santander with a troubled Venezuela, whose camp is blocked by Chavez forces to prevent the entry of food and medicine coordinated by the leader of the opposition Juan Guaidó, with the help of Colombia, recognized by more than 50 countries as interim president of Venezuela.

The help was provided mainly by the United States. For Maduro, this hides a military intervention plan aimed at overthrowing it and taking control of the country's oil reserves. Chavez government breaks relations with Colombian president Iván Duque.

During the weekend, the bridges were the scene of clashes, forcing Guaidó to order the withdrawal of his supporters and help, which is still stored in Cucuta, the capital of the country. Norte of Santander. In the last few hours, a new cargo arrived on an American plane.

According to Migración, Maduro's forces placed containers on the bridges and some were loaded with sand. Added to this is the fact that the structures were weakened by the fires that occurred last Saturday during the clashes.

"If it is overloaded, it is likely to collapse, and that is what Migración Colombia warned.", said Colombian Minister of Defense Guillermo Botero, during a visit to the region.

On the Colombian side, the borders, which were closed for a few days while trying to help, are "technically" open, the minister said, without "restrictions". Even if "it is useless to open it if it is closed on the other side," he explained. On the Venezuelan side, dozens of citizens make fun of the closure by "trails" that connect them to Colombia.

Venezuela is plunged into its worst crisis in modern history, characterized by severe shortages and hyperinflation, which has caused the exodus of 2.7 million people to the countries of the region since the 1930s. aggravation of the crisis in 2015.