CúCUTA (COLOMBIA) - Thousands of people, many waving Venezuelan flags, streamed into a concert site on the Venezuela-Colombia border Friday for an international charity concert to push for humanitarian aid deliveries in defiance of a blockade by the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Thousands wait for the start of the Venezuela Aid Live concert in Cucuta, ColombiaMany chanted "Freedom" and "the government is going to fall" while they waited under a hot sun on the edge of the Colombian city of Cucuta, the barricaded border crossing visible nearby. "It's amazing to see thousands come to the concert," said British entrepreneur Richard Branson, who organized the Venezuela Aid Live concert. Maduro earlier this week announced a three-day "Hands Off Venezuela" concert to last until Sunday but few details of the line-up or schedule have been released. Maduro has branded the aid drive a sham and accused the United States of plotting to invade his country.

Source: Bangkok Post February 22, 2019 15:56 UTC