An archbishop in Venezuela warns that desperation is growing in the country. COVID-19 quarantine measures have compounded a tenuous political and economic situation. He urged Venezuelans to resist violence and social unrest. Hunger, he says, “does not reason or know rules . . . [and] is becoming a fuel more dangerous than gasoline.”
Hunger in Venezuela threatens discord
An archbishop in Venezuela warns that desperation is growing in the country. COVID-19 quarantine measures have compounded a tenuous political and economic situation. He urged Venezuelans to resist violence and social unrest. Hunger, he says, “does not reason or know rules . . . [and] is becoming a fuel more dangerous than gasoline.”
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