Živilė, who was seriously injured during the unrest in Venezuela, fled to Lithuania: the government is fighting with tanks to cross people | Life

Once upon a time, Venezuela was a corner of paradise on earth, but a riot broke out in February 2017 when people weary of the regime took to the streets to protest. The authorities began to fight the tanks with the protesters as people simply crossed the squares in the middle of the square.

“There was no food in the country. You had to wait in the longest queues to get toilet paper. It is very painful to say this, but it is true, Živilė does not hide.” We started our fight in the streets to protest and with the hope of that maybe someone in the world would look back and realize what we were experiencing. “

All the protesters were invited to go to the square and donate medicine to the wounded who could not return to their homes because there they were persecuted by the militia. Živilė, his daughter and the girl’s father decided to do the same, and then, leaving the protesters with the paramedics, the family decided to buy ice cream, because it was a very hot day. But then Živilė became one of the first victims and was seriously injured.

“My daughter’s father stayed in the car and we went out and had to cross the street to get to the store. We look for cars around us, but we forget a little thing that cannot be forgotten in Venezuela. We wore hats that said “Remove President Maduro from power.” The Chavistas stood 20-50 meters from us and we did not see them. When we started walking through the square, we noticed a car that could only be theirs ”, Ž recalls. Rodriguez.

The Chavista car began to drive incredibly fast and began to follow the girls who were going to the store. To protect his daughter, Živilė turned around, pushed her off the road and when he turned around, he no longer had any hope of survival, because the car had almost touched the woman.

Personal album photo album / Živilė Rodriguez

“Driven by my instincts, I put my hands on the car and jumped on it; I was very low, barely reaching my knees. The blow was incredibly strong, I flew a few more meters and rolled on the asphalt. My wrist bones were punctured. “The skin came off my foot and I had a double fracture, I still have back problems. It’s just because we wear a hat,” says Rodríguez.