The United States on Tuesday urged its citizens to avoid all travel to crisis-torn Venezuela, citing risks of crime and arrest and the US embassy's limited ability to assist.
In an updated travel advisory, the State Department said there are shortages of food, electricity, water, medicine and medical supplies throughout much of Venezuela.
The travel advisory said the United States has limited ability to provide emergency services in Venezuela.
Venezuela becomes the only country in the Western Hemisphere faced with the State Department's Level 4 warning against all travel, joining war zones such as Syria and Yemen.
While the new travel advisory concerns security of US citizens, it comes as the United States is pressing leftist President Nicolas Maduro to step down faced with Venezuela's economic collapse and mounting street protests.
The United States has recognised opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim president.
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