Article 4ZF3T Venezuela: a year on from the failed uprising

Venezuela: a year on from the failed uprising

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Tom Phillips, the Guardian's Latin America correspondent, is back in Venezuela a year after the start of a dramatic, but so far unsuccessful, attempt to topple Nicolis Maduro. While conditions in Caracas appear slightly improved, outside the capital conditions in schools and hospitals are appalling - and getting worse. Also today: Jess Cartner-Morley on pockets

A year ago, the crisis in Venezuela reached a new pitch as the politician Juan Guaido led an attempt to overthrow the country's president, Nicolis Maduro. As the bulk of Venezuela's military remained loyal to the president, the attempt failed and Maduro maintained his grip on power. In the months since, he has boasted that Venezuela has enjoyed "the highest levels of nutrients and access to food". But outside of the capital Caracas, the story is very different.

The Guardian's Tom Phillips tells Anushka Asthana of his journey through the crisis-hit country and how the worst effects are being felt by children. Hospitals are falling into disrepair, schools are being repeatedly looted and some parents have fled the country, leaving their children behind.

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