Life on the line: Inside Venezuela's crisis | Talk to Al Jazeera

From above, Caracas' skyline still hints at the opulence that once characterised oil-rich Venezuela, but at ground level there's no hiding today's reality: people are queuing all night for food and medicine; inflation is with over 700 percent the highest in the world; and murders and kidnappings are spiralling out of control.
Venezuelans who can, are fleeing their country, once a magnet for immigrants.
And with a political confrontation mounting steadily, many warn that the nation with one of the world's largest oil reserves is on the edge of an abyss.
Political violence against opponents of the populist government of President Nicolas Maduro is intensifying, but it's common crime which is terrifying most Venezuelans, no matter what their beliefs or social class.
Venezuela is now one of world's most dangerous countries, and its capital, Caracas, the city with one of the highest murder rates in the world, according to a recent study.
Violent crime is rampant and the police are unable to stop - or don't want to intervene - people from looting, or others from killing for a bag of food.
The looting of bakeries, pharmacies and especially supermarkets is spreading throughout the country. At long queues of people waiting to buy food, the army is deployed to maintain order.
Talk to Al Jazeera travels to the Venezuelan capital, where many airlines are now refusing to fly. Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman speaks to five Venezuelans about life in the midst of the country's mounting turmoil.
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[@4riversgd]

So sad. Prayers going out for Venezuela.

[@Topself24]

It's crazy how you can have Internet but no food.

[@wilson8013]

I need to start my own charity one day to fight against hunger, no man, woman, or child should have to go to sleep hungry at night. This is heart breaking

[@abc64pan]

Venezuela has been transformed into Cuba. Mission accomplished!

[@donnafield2616]

Wow! Thank you for sharing! Great presentation!!!

[@greco2897]

Maduro is very intelligent, in the past he was a Bus driver.

[@cardonaedgardo]

The woman selling coffee on the street. I think that it would be great if she can leave the country. I pray that God would help her and her kids find a way out of Venezuela and migrate to either the United States and start her life over and the lives of her kids as well. Venezuela is just going to get worse. How Venezuela was when we were growing up, it will never be the same ever again.

[@dieguismama2330]

This is heart breaking, my sister did her internship at Domingo Luciani, they were on lockdown after sundown because competing gang members would invade the ER to finish off their wounded enemies.

[@salesexecutive4HondaCavite]

PEACE..I hope they could find right solution for all of these crisis. God bless Venezuelans. Love from🇵🇭

[@shannonblackmon1345]

God Bless Them Beautiful innocent luving ppl over there,God Blessed Us All

[@kenricklongsong9999]

My heart does out for the people of Venezuela, but things will not always remain the same. relief id coming. God bless you.

[@cafeta]

I am venezuelan, I am an engineer with 9 year of experience and in venezuela I was earning 60$ a MONTH! but the price of a car is $14000 + 10 million BsF. (you need 1000 bsf for 1 USD)

[@papi55]

Back in the day this country used to be amazing>>> 1960's and 70's >> Folks from other parts of Latin American dreamt of living in Venezuela.

[@carlavelasquez2585]

Thank you so much, now people around the world can see what is going on here in this beautiful but destroyed country. For everyone out there: Venezuelans are amazing people, we are workers, honest, and kind and the most of us are good people that work really hard to get this country up, thank you for the support. Please pray for us. Bless to everyone of you. Again thank you! lots of love

[@yirehmiyahmagsayo361]

Great video to documentary about this

[@corazoncubano5372]

It's incredible to see how the economic situation has changed in a relatively short period of a few years.

[@Vijaykumar-bo5vr]

Hi i liked this video very much the doctor is treating the child in thr country its a phenomenial job that she is doing..

[@rahallivex]

Al-Jazeera usually report quality news and make great documentaries, the only issue is that it's anti-india and anti-west.

[@anthonymanderson7671]

My prayers go to the Venezuelan people 🇿🇲❤🇻🇪🙏🏾

[@Jj-vd6es]

She should be afraid to walk across the street wearing a $2000 Burberry trench coat