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Venezuela Falling Backwards
Oil-rich Venezuela has been in an ever-growing state of crisis since Hugo Chavez died in 2013, and global oil prices crashed.
Oil-rich Venezuela has been in an ever-growing state of crisis since Hugo Chavez died in 2013, and global oil prices crashed. By the end of 2020 it's predicted that around 6.5 million people will have left, creating one of the biggest refugee crises in modern history. Those who remain have had to adjust to a new normal - a world without modern healthcare, stable food supply or reliable electricity. Our World travelled to Venezuela to meet the remarkable characters who are using all their ingenuity to overcome these adversities.
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