Migrant caravan continues to advance

Mexico City: A migrant caravan has continued to advance towards Mexico in order to reach the country’s border with the US, authorities said. The migrants are moving on foot or aboard vehicles, while nearly 3,000 more are waiting for their humanitarian visa, which the government of Mexico is issuing in small numbers at the border, Efe news quoted the Mexican authorities as saying on Saturday. As of now, around 2,000 migrants have crossed into Mexico without any documents to prove their legal stay in the country, risking their lives between vehicles and enduring high temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius with intense humidity. (IANS)

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