八点最热报 | 委内瑞拉于7月举行的总统大选，由于未透明公开得票结果，让马杜罗的连任引发争议，这也加剧了该国的政治动荡与经济危机，进而掀起了大规模的离乡出走潮。有人宁愿穿越达连隘口，这个堪称世界上最危险的移民路线，也要逃离委内瑞拉偷渡到美国。（主播：萧慧敏）
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00:04Venezuela's presidential election in July caused controversy over Maduro's re-election
00:09due to the lack of transparent and public voting results.
00:12This also exacerbated the political turmoil and economic crisis in the country,
00:15and caused a large-scale out-of-town movement.
00:19Some people would rather cross the Darién Gap,
00:21which is said to be the most dangerous immigration route in the world,
00:24than escape Venezuela and sneak into the United States.
00:27According to reports, the Darién Gap is an unopened area
00:31on the border between Colombia and Panama.
00:34It is very dangerous due to the swamps and forests.
00:38Long-distance truckers not only have to endure bad weather,
00:41but may also be robbed, murdered and starved.
00:45Last year, more than 500,000 refugees crossed the Darién Gap to the U.S. border,
00:50of which 60% were Venezuelans.
00:53According to the Panama Immigration Bureau,
00:5575% of the refugees who crossed the Darién Gap in recent months
00:59were Venezuelans.
01:02This is higher than last year and the first few months of this year.
01:09A group of Venezuelan refugees
01:12are sailing on the Darién Gap between Colombia and Panama.
01:16They risk crossing the swamps and forests
01:18to go to the U.S. border
01:20and sneak into the U.S. to start a new life.
01:23This large-scale refugee wave is due to the fact that
01:26Venezuelans are proud of Maduro's victory in the presidential election.
01:30I left my country after the elections.
01:33After the elections, because things got really bad.
01:36We were waiting for the elections.
01:38If Maduro had left,
01:40we would have stayed in Venezuela.
01:43But as I see, nothing happened.
01:46We decided to leave the country.
01:49After a few hours of waiting,
01:51when the refugees got off the ship,
01:53the Panama Border Service staff
01:55would go up to them and ask their nationality,
01:57arrange for them to stay in a temporary immigration center
02:00sponsored by the International Organization,
02:02and provide them with accommodation, food, medical care, and sanitation.
02:05However, this refugee camp is just
02:07a long-term turnaround for these Venezuelans.
02:10They still have to travel thousands of kilometers
02:13to cross the other five countries
02:15to reach the U.S. border.
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