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Venezuela - A Week In The Life Of A Country In Chaos

Venezuela has some of the world's largest oil reserves, yet many live in poverty. Katy Watson went to cover the unfolding crisis and found a country divided.

Venezuela has some of the largest oil reserves in the world but incredibly, around four in five Venezuelans live in poverty. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's South America correspondent, Katy Watson, went to cover the unfolding political and economic crisis in Venezuela and found a country divided.

(Photo: Anti-government graffiit. Credit: Katy Watson/Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ)

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Sun 20 Aug 2017 04:32GMT
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