Threats migrants face in Guatemala: dengue, arrests, climate change | Video

Puerto Barrios (Guatemala), May 16 (EFE).- Thousands of migrants cross the border between Honduras and Guatemala every day on their way to the United States, facing threats from tropical diseases like dengue, arrests by security forces and subsequent deportation, and the impact of a route hit by climate change.

At the El Corinto border, between Guatemala and Honduras, the Guatemalan Red Cross assists migrants in need of medical help.

“Our job is to alleviate a little suffering and dignify the lives of people who are in transit,” explains Mariana Bonilla, who works with the Red Cross at the Care Center for Migrants and Refugees (CAPMIR) located on the Guatemalan side of the border.

SOUND BITES OF MARIANA BONILLA, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GUATEMALAN RED CROSS IN THE CITY OF PUERTO BARRIOS AND ON THE BORDER OF EL CORINTO WITH HONDURAS; FELICITA PALENCIA, THE LEADER OF THE COMMUNITY OF JIMERITOS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF IZABAL; AND HONDURAN MIGRANT MARIO ALVARADO. FOOTAGE OF THE CAMP AND BORDER.

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Date: 16/05/2024 18:04 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Politics » Migration
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 263 seconds
Reference: 7001364458
Relevance: Normal