The number of Venezuelans who emigrated because of the crisis has already exceeded 3.4 million

Venezuelans who have left the country because of the political and economic crisis are already 3.4 millionwhose 2.7 million are found in other countries of Latin America, reported Friday the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

UN agencies have so far treated the official figure of 3 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants, including 2.4 million in the countries of the region.

"The outputs continue to grow without stopping", said in a statement the two agencies, which calculate that Some 5,000 Venezuelans flee their country every dayso if the rhythm continues the total figure will exceed 5 million by the end of this year.

Colombia is the main country of reception, with 1.1 million immigrants and refugees, followed by Peru (506,000), Chile (288,000), Ecuador (221,000), Argentina (130,000 ) and Brazil (96,000), according to figures released today by IOM and UNHCR.

"Countries in the region have shown tremendous solidarity with Venezuelan refugees and migrants, and put into practice clever solutions to help them, "said the representative of UNHCR and IOM for the country of South America, Eduardo Stein.

Despite this, "the figures show the pressure on the host communities and the need for support from the international community, as it closely follows the political events in Venezuela," he added.

UN agencies have also highlighted a sharp increase in the number of asylum applications from Venezuelan citizens, who submitted only 232,000 in 2018 out of a total of 390,000 in the last five years. .