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Darién Gap: Record number of migrants risk jungle crossing

2023-08-01 22:58
More migrants have crossed the dangerous Darién Gap in Panama so far this year than in all of 2022.
Darién Gap: Record number of migrants risk jungle crossing

Record numbers of migrants are braving the Darién Gap, a dense stretch of jungle straddling Panama and Colombia.

More people have taken the trek so far this year than in all of 2022, Panamanian officials say.

Almost a quarter of a million people crossed the wilderness on foot in the first...