Over three,000 migrants have crossed illegally into Guatemala from Honduras whereas heading in the direction of america. Some teams of migrants had been in a position to drive their method via border checkpoints, footage reveals.
The big congregation of migrants heading from Central American nations to the US crossed into Guatemala on Thursday, native officers mentioned.
Members of the group arrived on the border early within the morning and by noon greater than three,000 of them illegally entered the nation, Guatemalan migration officers confirmed, interesting for assist from their Honduran colleagues.
Autoridades de #Guatemala en la frontera de Corinto, retienen caravana. Hacen una barrera humana para evitar el paso de los #Hondureños. pic.twitter.com/rJJn4P9CCF
— Xiomara Orellana (@XiomaraDanelia) October 1, 2020
ASÍ CRUZARON MÁS DE 300 hondureños de manera ilegal la frontera con Guatemala.
09hrs frontera de Corinto, Izabal.
Ya recorren la ruta del Atlántico. pic.twitter.com/P5edxC22Wj
— EL HOMBRE NOTICIA (@ArnulfoAgustinG) October 1, 2020
“[We] ask the Honduran authorities to cease these flows of their territory. This can’t be repeated,” Guatemalan director of migration, Guillermo Diaz, instructed Honduran HRN radio. The official mentioned extra migrants are on their method in the direction of the nation, with a second group anticipated to succeed in the border tomorrow.
A crowd about 1,000-strong has pressured its method from the Corinto crossing level, footage circulating on-line reveals. Whereas the checkpoint was manned by armed border guards, they had been unable to push the group again into Honduras. As they rushed via the border, the guards apparently merely stepped apart to keep away from being trampled.
A big caravan of Central American migrants fleeing pandemic-induced poverty has pushed into Guatemala en path to Mexico and the U.S. This video recorded by @MigracionGuate officers at Corinto. pic.twitter.com/q6fPc6GuRi
— Brent McDonald (@docubrent) October 1, 2020
Whereas migrant caravans have repeatedly crossed via Central America in makes an attempt to succeed in the US, the present group is the most important one because the coronavirus pandemic struck the area in March. Like elsewhere throughout the globe, the coronavirus has closely hampered journey in Central America, together with that of unlawful migrants.
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