"We're talking about a caravan in the middle of a pandemic. The situation is complicated because they broke the health protocols and we don't know who has entered (the country)," said Guatemala's migration director Guillermo Díaz. One member of the caravan died in Guatemala on Thursday after falling from a trailer and getting trapped under its wheels, the Guatemalan Red Cross reported. Members of the caravan said they were fleeing dire conditions in Honduras, which is experiencing the worst economic decline in its history. Migration experts said the pandemic has exacerbated long-standing social issues in Central America.

Source: bd News24 October 02, 2020 02:37 UTC