More than 200,000 Venezuelan citizens have crossed the seven border crossing points between Colombia and Venezuela during the last 72 hours, according to Colombian migration authorities on Friday.
Some citizens who traveled to Venezuela to spend the New Year's Eve are returning to Colombia, as stated by Andres Martínez, acting director of Colombia's customs and migration agency.
The International Organization for Migration and the UN Refugee Agency reported that more than 4 million Venezuelans migrated to other countries, most of them settling in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Meanwhile, Juan Guaido, leader of the Venezuelan opposition, has lost ground in his struggle for power with Nicolas Maduro, which means the flow of migrants will not stop in the days to come.
Guaido, who declared himself interim president early last year and is recognized as the country’s legitimate leader by the U.S., most Latin American countries and the European Union, has been engaged in a year-long power battle with Venezuela's elected president Nicolas Maduro.