The Honduran government worked quickly to disperse a caravan with hundreds of migrants who were headed to the U.S. after the country was hit by two enormous hurricanes.
The Wall Street Journal reported the caravan was broken up last Thursday after officers from Honduras spotted the migrants, many of whom were lacking basic identification cards and no proof of coronavirus tests.
Al Jazeera reported the caravan was comprised of younger migrants who were carrying children on foot. The report said that hurricanes Iota and Eta left the country decimated and killed about 100 people. One migrant told the news outlet, “We lost everything. We have no choice but to go to the United States.”
Reuters reported the hurricanes impacted 4.5 million in the country, and 95,000 in the city of San Pedro Sula took refuge in shelters. Juan Orlando Hernandez, the country’s President, called the hurricanes “the worst disaster we have experienced in the history of the Republic of Honduras.”
The report said migrants were required to have a passport and negative coronavirus tests. The tough stance from the country was seen as a way to show cooperation with the U.S. while the country will need additional aid after the storms.
Nelson Garcia, the Director of the Mennonite Social Action Commission, told Reuters, “After losing their homes, assets, and even their jobs, people who were already poor are now even worse off.”
TREND FORECAST: Again, and sadly, we had long forecast this trend, and, unfortunately, it will greatly escalate as the “Greatest Depression” intensifies.
