It’s bad enough that Americans don’t feel safe here. Now, other countries are deeming the United States a dangerous place to travel due to the recent mass shootings this past week, @cnn reports.
Two countries –Venezuela and Uruguay — issued travel warnings to their citizens trying to vacay in the U.S. following two mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that left 31 people dead.
Uruguay’s citizens were advised to “take precaution amid the growing indiscriminatory violence, specifically hate crimes including racism and discrimination” when traveling to the United States.
Uruguay’s warning also suggested their citizens avoid specific cities including Detroit, Baltimore and Albuquerque. Those cities were listed as part of the 20 most dangerous cities in the world according to the CEO of World Magazine 2019 index.
Uruguay’s alert noted that other factors, such as the “indiscriminate possession of firearms by the population” and the “impossibility of authorities to prevent these situations,” were among just some of the reasons travelers need to be particularly cautious in highly populated areas or large events.
Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry office also issued a warning to its residents on Monday. It told Venezuelans they should postpone their travels or exercise caution when traveling as a result of the events in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
“These increasing acts of violence have found an echo and support in the conversations and actions impregnated by racial discrimination and hatred against migrant populations, pronounced and executed by the supremacist elite who holds political power in Washington,” read Venezuela’s statement.
Officials also said one of the main reasons for the violent acts in the states is the “inexcusable indiscriminate possession of fire arms by the population, encouraged by the federal government,” clearly taking a shot at Trump and his administration.
But keep in mind, back in April, the U.S. State Department gave Venezuela its highest travel advisory of “Level 4: Do Not Travel.” That was issued due to the crime, civil unrest and the arbitrary arrest and detention of U.S. citizens.
Venezuela was ranked as the most dangerous country in the world for the second straight year, according to a Gallup survey last year.
