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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on August 23, 2019, 03:26:14 am
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Giant US Navy hospital ship arrives in Columbia to help thousands of migrants fleeing Venezuela
Hospital ship USNS Comfort embarked on its fifth medical mission in Central America, South America and the Caribbean this week, docking in Colombia
There are 700 medical personnel, 5,000 units of blood and 12 operating rooms
About three million Venezuelans have fled their country's crisis since 2015
By Bridie Pearson-jones For Mailonline
Published: 11:14 EDT, 21 August 2019 | Updated: 11:16 EDT, 21 August 2019
A U.S. Navy hospital ship docked off the coast of Columbia to treat refugees from Venezuela amid a spiraling migrant crisis in the region.
The USNS Comfort embarked on its fifth medical mission in Central America, South America and the Caribbean earlier this week, docking in Santa Marta.
Teams from the US, NGOs, and partner nations are currently working alongside host nation specialists to provide medical assistance to help relieve pressure on the health system strained by the Venezuelan migration crisis.
Read more, see images below: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7379617/Giant-Navy-hospital-ship-arrives-Columbia-help-thousands-migrants-fleeing-Venezuela.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7379617/Giant-Navy-hospital-ship-arrives-Columbia-help-thousands-migrants-fleeing-Venezuela.html)
From Spanish-language media, La Patilla: https://www.lapatilla.com/2019/08/21/diputado-olivares-estamos-trabajando-para-que-podamos-tener-el-usns-confort-en-el-puerto-de-la-guaira/ (https://www.lapatilla.com/2019/08/21/diputado-olivares-estamos-trabajando-para-que-podamos-tener-el-usns-confort-en-el-puerto-de-la-guaira/) More at link. Daily Mail doesn't always load up all for me, it's so humongous.
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The USNS Comfort embarked on its fifth medical mission in Central America, South America and the Caribbean earlier this week ...
I'm sure that POs the Socialists running Venezuela into the sewer, showing up how awful they have made what used to be one of the best countries in South America.