Migrant caravan: Humanitarian crisis develops in Tijuana
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The mayor of the Mexican border city of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis as it struggles to cope with an influx of migrants, all hoping to cross into the US.
Lila and her baby daughter Sofia, originally from Honduras, are among some 4,600 migrants who have reached the city in a caravan, or convoy, for protection in recent weeks.
Yeni, 20, from Guatemala, arrived in the city with her one-year-old daughter Marta.
Jeyri, a seven-year-old migrant girl from Honduras, waves a US flag as she rests with her family. The migrants hope to claim asylum in America.
These migrants in Tijuana were sleeping under a road bridge on Friday.
The migrants face a long wait to be processed by US immigration officials.
Meanwhile, they camp out close to the frontier.
The lucky ones have tents to shelter from the sun.
Food is on hand at the shelter provided by the Mexican authorities.
But costs are mounting and the mayor, Juan Manuel Gastelum, has urged international agencies to help.
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