Faced with reports that two US prosecutors have opened probes, the left-wing leader denies links to drug traffickers.

With the repressive machinery Maduro used still in place, many Venezuelans are scared to celebrate his departure.

Already home to three million Venezuelan refugees, Colombia is worried that over a million more could try to cross over.

Colombia could face its own turmoil from the stunning turn of events both in violence and a mass influx of refugees.