And surrounding nations are bracing for another exodus after Maduro was declared the victor of Sunday's election. The opposition claims it was the rightful winner and the dispute has sparked deadly protests, leaving at least 16 dead. Ahead of the vote, pollster ORC Consultores had found that 18 percent of Venezuelans were considering emigrating within six months if Maduro remained in power. Photo: Yeison ROJAS / AFP/FileSource: AFP"I think, and I hope I'm wrong, that the flow of Venezuelans is going to increase for obvious reasons," Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said Monday. "We cannot receive (migrants) on the scale of the previous exodus," Peruvian Foreign Minister Javier Gonzalez-Olaechea told local radio.

Source: Daily Nation August 01, 2024 20:21 UTC