Thousands of migrants, mostly Venezuelans, are stuck in a village in northwest Colombia, waiting for boats to take them across the Gulf of Uraba, before traversing through treacherous jungle as they make their way to the United States, Colombia's human rights ombudsman said on Wednesday.
The crowd, which Colombian government officials have called a humanitarian crisis, has gathered in the village of Necocli, an obligatory step in the journey taken by tens of thousands of people each year as they try to make their way to the United States via Central America in search of new opportunities.
"The migration crisis this year is far more serious than last year," said ombudsman Carlos Camargo, citing the greater number of migrants attempting to make the journey, as well as their precarious economic condition.
