Migrant caravan: Humanitarian crisis develops in Tijuana

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.

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Image caption, 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.

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Image caption, Yeni, 20, from Guatemala, arrived in the city with her one-year-old daughter Marta.

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Image caption, 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.

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Image caption, These migrants in Tijuana were sleeping under a road bridge on Friday.

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Image caption, The migrants face a long wait to be processed by US immigration officials.

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Image caption, Meanwhile, they camp out close to the frontier.

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Image caption, The lucky ones have tents to shelter from the sun.

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Image caption, Food is on hand at the shelter provided by the Mexican authorities.

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Image caption, But costs are mounting and the mayor, Juan Manuel Gastelum, has urged international agencies to help.

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