They denounce the fact that Maduro ordered to weld containers to a bridge so that humanitarian aid does not enter

February 22, 2019

As the world observes the situation in Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro's government has ordered the three containers on the Venezuelan side of the Tienditas Bridge to be welded, preventing the pbadage of vehicles and people.

The data indicating the blockade were confirmed by Migración Colombia in Cúcuta, which badured that On Thursday night, workers welded all the containers up to the border bridge to prevent the crowd from reaching and removing them to allow the pbadage of food, drinks and drugs from the United States .

According to Venezuelan media, the Tienditas international bridge is one of the possible incomes of material gathered around the world that was sent as humanitarian aid to Venezuelans continue on the territory facing Nicolás Maduro and the interim government of Juan Guaidó.

For a few days, on the bridge, Maduro's regime has placed containers to block the pbadage of any vehicle, but this Thursday night, they decided to reinforce the block by welding them so that it is virtually impossible for the helpers to enter. The video quickly became viral on social networks, where Venezuelan citizens denounced and rejected these actions.

Each bag of humanitarian aid that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has sent to Venezuela contains a food kit that would cover the basic needs for ten days. In the boxes it is embedded vegetable oil, flour, lentils and rice, as well as hygiene kits consisting of soap, toothbrushes, paste and other personal cleaners. The humanitarian aid is in a collection center in Cucuta, a border town of Colombia with Venezuela, where will also be held a great concert of artists from around the world who will seek to make the situation more visible.