S for a new life.

The region is reeling from a growing hunger crisis after hurricanes hit a swell as violence and lock down measures that disrupted the job markets.

On Friday, the first migrant caravan of the year departed Honduras.

Small skirmishes broke out between Honduran security forces and migrants at the border with Guatemala as night fell, but groups of migrants continue to trickle past the border.

Even a squat Amal, a military detained hundreds of migrants, including many families with young Children.

Guatemalan officials estimate around 6500 people to be heading north to the U.

S.

Doris Sanchez is one of them way.

Just want a chance to work.

We are defeated, We have nothing were left on the streets.

We lost everything here.

Most of us have nothing.

Not even a blanket tuck into Guatemala declared emergency powers in seven border provinces on Thursday, citing pandemic concerns.

Mexico also deployed soldiers and riot police to its border with Guatemala on Friday.

The exodus comes less than a week before the inauguration of U.