Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s cousin and nine other relatives were turned away at the Colombian border as they tried to escape the chaos amid a massive blackout in their own country. Maduro Moran was also accompanied by his sister-in-law, Maria Antonieta, her husband, Niccio Gerardo Vargas Escobar, and the couple's three children. Colombian immigration officials turned them all away Tuesday afternoon and they had to remain in Venezuela where electricity is limited and drinking water scarce. Colombian Immigration officials deny entrance to Nicolás Maduro's cousin, Argimiro Berde Maduro Moran (second from right), at a border crossing point in northern Colombia on Tuesday. Maduro Moran said he and nine other relatives were looking to get away from Venezuela for 'five days' because of the shortage of electricity.

Source: Daily Mail March 13, 2019 16:45 UTC