Record numbers of people risking lives to cross Darién Gap to US
by Luke Taylor from on (#64P2H)
More than 150,000 fleeing poverty have reached Panama so far this year in pursuit of American dream
The humanitarian crisis in Darien Gap has reached new heights as medical NGOs are overwhelmed by the record numbers of people risking their lives to cross the lawless strip of jungle in Latin America en route to the US.
An exodus of Venezuelans fleeing socioeconomic collapse has led to more people embarking on the perilous journey across the only land bridge connecting South and North America so far this year than in the entirety of 2021, Panamanian authorities say.
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