July 26, 2024

An elderly Venezuelan woman crossing the Rio Grande in the arms of another migrant, an image of two endless crises

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It is an image that is repeated every day on the Rio Grande: hundreds of migrants and refugees navigate it or cross it on foot, at its lowest points, hoping to be welcomed into the United States and find a better future. But there are scenes, like the one that an elderly Venezuelan woman starred in on Wednesday, that are especially striking for their harshness. The almost inert body, but still alive, of the woman, with a fuchsia pink shirt, gray plush pants, a mask and an alliance in her left hand, is carried by another migrant to cross the waters that divide Mexico and the United States until they reach to Del Rio, in Texas, as shown by the images of photographer Go Nakamura, of the Reuters agency. Full Text-> MarketResearchTelecast

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