More than 300 migrants remain stranded in the border area of ​​Chile and Bolivia

More than 300 immigrants of various nationalities entered the early hours of this Wednesday into the Colchane Border Complex after staying for long hours stranded in the border area between Chili and bolivianbeing affected by the inclement temperatures of the altiplano night, especially infants and elderly adults.

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As reported by local authorities mattressthe municipal management allowed the government to accommodate the affected people in the migratory response facilities after the large group was prevented from entering Bolivia because they would have arrived illegally in Chilean territory.

“We had to go with the health team to provide care to the affected people. We transfer children, pregnant women and other people with altitude sickness to the emergency room. This situation worries us. The temperatures are very low and this can bring complications to your health”pointed out the director of Municipal Health of Colchane, Yolanda Flores.

According to the director of the National Migration Service, Louis Thayer119 people of Bolivian nationality with diverse immigration status are being submitted to procedures.

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“This is an expedited procedure that It will be resolved in the morning. There is a small, more complex group that does not have any identity documents. In this case, people will be checked with the respective consulate, as long as from Chili no one can leave without proving their identity”the official said.

In recent years, dozens of people have died in their attempt to cross the bofedales (wetlands) from the border area.

mattresswith almost 1,600 inhabitants and located 3,700 meters high in the highlands, has been the epicenter of a widespread migration crisis and at almost 3,700 meters above sea level, hundreds of people, mostly Venezuelan families, haggle over the few controls to reach Chili.

His phone coverage is weak or non-existent and the primary health service has the capacity to treat just over 10 cases a day, with the nearest hospital 250 kilometers away by car on a winding road with unpaved sections.

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The precarious communal infrastructure has been overwhelmed on multiple occasions by the migratory waves, mostly made up of Venezuelan citizens whose exodus, of almost 6 million, is compared to others such as the fleeing the war from syria or migration in western mediterranean.

Irregular migration was not a new phenomenon in Chile, but from 2010 to July 2021 the number has multiplied by 57, from 415 to more than 23,000 people, mostly Venezuelans, according to the Jesuit Migrant Service (SJM).

At the end of February, Chili began a military deployment at critical points on the border with Peru and bolivian for 90 days with a view to increasing control of the irregular entry of migrants that affects the area.

To date, according to official figures, almost 1.5 million foreigners live in Chili -mainly Venezuelans and Peruvians-, data that does not include citizens who are not regularized in the country.

Source: Elcomercio

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