6 year old Venezuelan boy he died 2 people were injured during the “attack” on a group of immigrants. It is transiting North America in the dangerous forest Darien region, which serves as a natural border between Panama and Colombia, Panama authorities reported Wednesday. The Panamanian National Border Service (Senafront) said in a statement that the incident occurred in the Tres Bocas area in Darién province. “A group of immigrants, along with native Panamanians, were attacked by people with foreign accents”. The security agency said the attack caused “the death of an approximately 6-year-old child and the injury of an adult woman and man.”
The Panama Public Ministry (MP, Prosecutor’s Office) reported that the minor killed in the attack was 6 years old and was a Venezuelan national. The victims of this incident were “rescued, evacuated and transferred to a hospital where they will receive medical care,” according to information from the border security agency. Senafront reported that it found a 380-caliber gun and illegal substances during the operation to search for those responsible for the attack.
Darien forest is considered one of the routes. immigrant most dangerous in the worldBoth from its own wilderness and because of the existence of armed groups and organized crime that have been using it for decades to smuggle illegal drugs, weapons and people. It is not known with certainty how many people died in Darién amid the current wave of migration. Immigrants report that passengers have died from falls or injuries because they were sick or weak, drowned in surging rivers, or drowned at the hands of criminals.
Last July, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned that 192 migrants have died in transit through Central America and Mexico so far this year, reiterating their call for governments to protect their lives. protect the rights of people on the move. Until last August, a total of 102,067 irregular migrants arrived in Panama after crossing the jungle, which this year will surpass the historic figure of 133,726 passengers for 2021. Last year, the vast majority of irregular migrants were from Haitians, while these 2021 Venezuelans came to North America, especially the Americas. These are the most frequent travelers to the United States.
Panama welcomes irregular passengers in a unique operation in a region that consumes millions, at immigration reception stations (ERM) located on the border of Colombia (south) and Costa Rica (north), where they receive their biometric data and receive food and medical assistance. dollars a year, as the government says.
Source: Informacion
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