Hundreds of men, women and children crossed from Guatemala into Mexico through a river on Monday as a migrant caravan continues its journey onwards towards the US border, only to be met by a wall of soldiers on the other side.
Live footage from the scene showed migrants wading right into the shallow waters of the Suchiate river after Mexican National Guards had blocked their path via a nearby bridge.
Initially, people crossed into Mexico, walking right passed what looked to be Mexican military police as the soldiers watched on but the military soon blocked off the route and appeared to prevent further passage using riot shields. Some of the migrants hurled rocks at the soldiers and tried to flee past them.
#AHORA 🔴 | | Integrantes de la Caravana del Migrante cruzan el Río Suchiate, en la frontera México-Guatemala, ya están en el cauce del lado chiapaneco.
La tensión crece y la Guardia Nacional aumenta el cerco. pic.twitter.com/e9J5a6xDSY
— Ahora Tabasco (@AhoraTabasco) January 20, 2020
#AlMomento | Decenas de migrantes cruzan el río Suchiate, frontera entre México y Guatemala pic.twitter.com/yiBwjvcFCk
— XHVX- XEVX | Grupo VX (@XHVXTabasco) January 20, 2020
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Source: RT