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The Documentary: Venezuela - A Week In The Life Of A Country In Chaos

Venezuela - A Week In The Life Of A Country In Chaos

19/08/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Venezuela - A Week In The Life Of A Country In Chaos

Examining the divided nation in the run-up to the recent Constituent Assembly vote

Venezuela has some of the world's largest oil reserves, yet many live in poverty. Katy Watson went to cover the unfolding crisis and found a country divided.

Venezuela has some of the largest oil reserves in the world but incredibly, around four in five Venezuelans live in poverty. The BBC's South America correspondent, Katy Watson, went to cover the unfolding political and economic crisis in Venezuela and found a country divided.

(Photo: Anti-government graffiit. Credit: Katy Watson/BBC)

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