BOGOTA - The blackout engulfing Venezuela is forcing many to seek refuge — even, as it turns out, President Nicolas Maduro’s own relatives. Authorities in neighbouring Colombia said the leader’s cousin, Argimiro Maduro, along with his spouse, children and extended relatives, approached a border checkpoint leading into Colombia on Monday seeking relief from the power outage. Article Continued BelowPhotos released by Colombian migration official show the group seeking access in baseball caps and shorts. Thousands of Venezuelans enter Colombia each day seeking food and medical care and sometimes they come with the goal of leaving permanently. A power outage that struck last Thursday at the evening rush hour left almost the entire nation in the dark.

Source: thestar March 12, 2019 21:33 UTC