In Photos: Hunger, Panic & Prayers As Migrant Caravan Inches to US

An estimated 5,000-7,000 people from three Latin American countries are marching towards the US through Mexico.

The Quint
Photos
Published:
Migrants from El Salvador start on their way to the United States border (1,500 miles away), in San Salvador, on Wednesday, 31 October 2018. 
i
Migrants from El Salvador start on their way to the United States border (1,500 miles away), in San Salvador, on Wednesday, 31 October 2018. 
(Photo: AP/Diana Ulloa)

advertisement

An estimated 5,000-7,000 people from three Latin American countries – El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala – are marching towards the US through Mexico.

US President Donald Trump has deployed more than 5,000 military personnel on the US’ southwestern border to stop them from entering.

According to UNICEF, at one point, some 2,300 children were traveling with the caravan. At the time of writing, the caravan had reached the Mexican city of Veracruz, with plans of getting free buses to Mexico City being cancelled by the Veracruz governor.

Trump had suggested that the military could fire on the caravan that is heading towards the US if the migrants pelted stones at American soldiers.

Most of the main caravan of Central American migrants spent a rain-drenched night outside, before continuing their slow walk through southern Mexico.

(With inputs from AP)

(At The Quint, we question everything. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member today.)

Published: undefined

ADVERTISEMENT
SCROLL FOR NEXT