Thousands of Venezuelans poured across the border into Colombia on Sunday July 10,2016 to buy essential goods during a brief opening of the border that's been closed for nearly a year.
After ordering the border closed last August for security reasons,Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro authorized a maximum 12-hour opening of the pedestrian bridge that connects Tachira, Venezuela and Cucuta, Colombia.
Economically ravaged Venezuela has suffered food and medicine shortages for months, a ripple effect from the falling price of oil, the country's primary export. Critics also blame grave mishandling of the state-led economy.
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