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La devastación por los huracanes causará más migración centroamericana
November 26, 2020 - La destrucción causada por los huracanes Eta e Iota aumenta los temores de una nueva ola de migración masiva desde Centroamérica, la región ya enfrenta una crisis económica vinculada con la pandemia de coronavirus.
Eta made landfall on November 3 in Nicaragua, leaving a path of death and destruction from Panama to Mexico. Two weeks later, Iota hit the same stretch of Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast, pouring more rain on still flooded countries. At least 150 people were killed and more than 100 remain missing.
The same day Eta landed, U.S. voters elected Joe Biden amid a pandemic that has devastated the continent for more than eight months. The Democrat has promised a more compassionate approach to immigration even as desperate families weigh their options inside mud-filled Central American homes.
Among the hardest-hit areas was Honduras’ north, the country’s most productive agricultural region. The Sula Valley reported massive crop losses raising fears of food shortages.