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A number of key roads between Colombia and Venezuela are being blocked by lorry drivers protesting against the introduction of tolls. | A number of key roads between Colombia and Venezuela are being blocked by lorry drivers protesting against the introduction of tolls. |
Car drivers will have to pay about $2, and lorries $10. | Car drivers will have to pay about $2, and lorries $10. |
So in protest, motorists are blocking three major routes between the Venezuelan state of Tachira and Colombia's Norte de Santander. | So in protest, motorists are blocking three major routes between the Venezuelan state of Tachira and Colombia's Norte de Santander. |
About 70% of traffic between the two countries crosses the border at these disputed points. | About 70% of traffic between the two countries crosses the border at these disputed points. |
Spanish news agency Efe reported that Venezuelan drivers had blockaded the three main bridges between the countries after Colombian authorities introduced the charges. | |
Economic damage | Economic damage |
Truck drivers and local residents from both sides of the border say these are unfair and hitting them hard. | Truck drivers and local residents from both sides of the border say these are unfair and hitting them hard. |
This protest could hit both countries economically. | This protest could hit both countries economically. |
The routes are important for trade between the two, with much of the traffic headed to or from the Colombian capital, Bogota. | The routes are important for trade between the two, with much of the traffic headed to or from the Colombian capital, Bogota. |
Between $2bn and $3bn of goods are transported along these roads each year. | Between $2bn and $3bn of goods are transported along these roads each year. |
The drivers say the Colombian authorities have refused to discuss their concerns. | The drivers say the Colombian authorities have refused to discuss their concerns. |
They say they will continue their blockade until the charge is withdrawn. | They say they will continue their blockade until the charge is withdrawn. |
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