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A Shortage Of Shippers For Badly Needed Supplies Of Food And Medicine To Venezuela

Shipments from friends and family in South Florida have been a lifeline for Venezuelans. But, after months of economic and political turmoil, getting supplies to Venezuela has become more difficult.
A worker at VKE Cargo in Miami prepares a pallet containing cargo to be shipped to Venezuela. Fewer shipping companies are willing and able to ship to Venezuela.

For many people in Venezuela suffering from shortages of food and medicine, a lifeline runs from Miami through companies like VKE Cargo. It's a storefront and a small warehouse located in Doral, a Miami suburb.

Oscar Saker was there with his sister recently, helping carry several bags of food and supplies they're sending to Venezuela. Among the items were cereal, toilet paper, tomato sauce, rice and pasta. "She's shipping [to] her family," Saker

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