This Thursday, the Ministry of Public Security of Panama He indicated that, from January to April of this year, more than 88 thousand Venezuelan migrants have crossed the dangerous Darien jungle.
Specifically, the Panamanian government agency He maintained that 88,660 Venezuelans have passed through the areawhich in recent years has become one of the largest migratory corridors in the region.
This figure represents more than half of the 139,267 migrants counted in the Darien jungle during 2024.
According to the Panamanian Public Security portfolio, 20% of the migrants who have passed through the area are minors.
April was a month with a lower than average flow, with 29,259 people crossing the area, the ministry added.
The period of the year with the highest traffic was Februarywith a record of 37,166 migrants passing through.
2023 closed with 520,085 migrants crossing the Darien jungleof which 120,000 were minors, a record number compared to the 248,283 transitors who in 2022 followed this dangerous route to North America in search of better horizons.
Los Venezuelans, 328,667; Ecuadorians, 57,222; Haitians, 46,558 were the nationalities most frequently seen in crossing the jungle bordering Colombia last year and arriving in Panama, the Ministry reported on its social networks.
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2024-07-14 06:47:42
